Oxnard Municipal Code Art. II Cruising

No person shall engage in the activity of cruising or be a passenger in a cruising motor vehicle on a public street, alley, or highway of the city in any area which has been posted as a no-cruising zone.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18-131) (Ord. No. 2293)

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(A) CRUISING - The repetitive driving of any motor vehicle past a traffic control point in congested traffic at or near the traffic control point.

(B) CONGESTED TRAFFIC - Traffic on any public street, alley or highway which is delayed to the point that:

(1) Motor vehicles cannot move through a 100-yard approach corridor to an intersection controlled by a traffic light within two complete green light cycles where the delay in forward movement is due to the position of other motor vehicles;

(2) Motor vehicles cannot move through a 100-yard approach corridor to an intersection controlled by a traffic light, stop sign or yield sign within a five-minute period of time where the delay in forward movement is due to the position of other motor vehicles; or

(3) Motor vehicles cannot readily move forward on portions of a public street, alley or highway between intersections because traffic speed has slowed to less than five miles per hour, and the delay in movement is due to the position of other motor vehicles.

(C) GREEN LIGHT CYCLE - The period commencing upon the switching of a traffic light from a red light to a green light through to the return of a red light.

(D) TRAFFIC CONTROL POINT - A location along a public street, alley or highway utilized by a peace officer on duty as an observation point in order to monitor traffic conditions for potential violations of this article.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18-132) (Ord. No. 2293)

The determination that traffic is congested on a public street, alley or highway shall be made by the ranking peace officer on duty at the location.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18-133) (Ord. No. 2293)

The police chief is hereby authorized to designate no-cruising zones in the city. The police chief may create no-cruising zones by posting no-cruising signs at the beginning and end of a public street, alley or highway or portion thereof. The signs shall reference Cal. Vehicle Code, Section 21100(k) and this article.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18-134) (Ord. No. 2293)

A peace officer may issue a written notice to any person operating or occupying any motor vehicle passing a traffic control point in a no-cruising zone. Such written notice shall state that any subsequent passage past that traffic control point within the next succeeding two hours will be a violation of this article.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18-135) (Ord. No. 2293)

Any person who, after having received a written notice as described in section 8-14, subsequently drives past or is a passenger in a motor vehicle passing the same traffic control point within the next succeeding two hours shall be in violation of this article.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18-136) (Ord. No. 2293)

A violation of this article shall be an infraction. The minimum penalty for a first conviction for cruising shall be a $100 fine; for a second conviction within one year of the first conviction, the minimum penalty shall be a $200 fine; for a third or subsequent conviction within one year of the first conviction, the minimum penalty shall be a $250 fine.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18-137) (Ord. No. 2293)