Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.01 Duties of Officers
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.01 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Police Officers and Traffic Officers are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal whenever and wherever necessary in the interest of safety or to expedite the flow of traffic. (Amended by Ord. No. 151,833, Eff. 2/10/79, Oper. 2/25/79.)
SEC. 80.01.1. ARREST AUTHORITY.¶
(Amended by Ord. No. 176,840, Eff. 9/4/05.)
Every Traffic Officer of the Transportation Department shall have the power, authority and immunity of a public officer or employee, as set forth in the Penal Code of the State of California, Section 836.5, to make arrests without a warrant whenever the Traffic Officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has in the Traffic Officer’s presence committed a violation of any criminal regulation set forth in Chapter VIII of the Municipal Code and the following sections of the Los Angeles Municipal Code:
12.21 A.1.(a) 56.11 66.25 12.21 A.6. 62.45(b) 67.02(a) 12.21 A.8. 62.49(a) 91.1608 12.21 C.1.(g) 62.51-1(e) 94.0605(d)
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