Loyalton Municipal Code Ch. 7.36 Enforcement, Violations

A. It shall be the duty of the officers of the police department to enforce the provisions of this part.

B. Officers of the police department are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal in conformance with traffic laws; provided, that in the event of fire or other emergency, police officers may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.

No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, direction or signal of a police officer.

A. The provisions of this chapter regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicles of the police department or fire department, or any public ambulance, or any public utility vehicle, or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified in the state Vehicle Code in response to any emergency call.

B. The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his willful disregard of the safety of others.

C. The provisions of this chapter regulating the placing, parking or standing of vehicles or equipment shall not apply to any vehicle or other equipment of a city department or public utility or a franchise or special permit holder of a franchise or permit issued by the city or its authorized officers, while the same is necessarily in use for construction or repair work.

Whenever a person is arrested for any violation of this part, and such person is not immediately taken before a court of competent jurisdiction, the arresting officer shall prepare in triplicate a written notice to appear in court or before a person authorized to receive a deposit of bail, containing the name and address of such person, the license number of his vehicle, if any, the offense charged and the time and place to appear referred to in this section must be at least ten (10) days after such arrest.

The place specified in the notice to appear referred to in section 7.36.040 shall be either:

A. Court

Before a court of competent jurisdiction within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed and who has jurisdiction of the offense and is nearest or most accessible with reference to the place where the arrest is made; or

B. Judge of the Justice Court or Court Officer

Upon demand of the person arrested, before a judge of the justice court or other court officer having jurisdiction of such offense at the county seat of the county in which such offense is alleged to have been committed or before a court officer in the judicial district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed; or

C. Person Authorized to Receive Deposit of Bail

Before a person authorized to receive a deposit of bail. The clerk of the justice court or jail custodian are persons authorized to receive bail in accordance with a schedule of bail approved by the judges of the courts.

Any person violating the provisions of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to the following penalties:

A. First offense – fine not to exceed $50, or imprisonment not to exceed five (5) days or both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Second offense within one year – fine not to exceed $100, or by imprisonment not to exceed ten (10) days or both fine and imprisonment.

C. Third and each additional offense within one year – fine not to exceed $300, or imprisonment not to exceed three (3) months or both such fine and imprisonment.

7.36.050 – 7.36.060