Rolling Hills Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 Traffic Enforcement Authority

It

shall be the duty of the Office of the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, through his deputies, to enforce all traffic laws of the City or statutes applicable to the regulation of traffic in the City. Deputy Sheriffs are authorized to direct all traffic in the City by voice, hand or other signal in conformance with the traffic laws of the City and statutes applicable to traffic in the City; provided, however, that in the event of accident, fire, hazard, danger or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, Deputy Sheriffs may direct traffic as conditions may require.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12000, 1973).

Any Deputy Sheriff having reasonable cause to believe that any vehicle or combination of vehicles is not equipped or maintained as required by this title; is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person; is not safely loaded; or that the width, length, height, weight or load is unlawful, may require the driver to stop and submit the vehicle or combination of vehicles to measurement, weighing, inspection of its equipment and load, and to such tests as may be appropriate to determine the safety of persons and compliance with this title.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12001, 1973).

If the Deputy Sheriff determines that the vehicle is not safely loaded or that the height, width, length or weight is unlawful, he may require the driver to stop in a suitable place and reload or remove such portion of the load as may be necessary to render the load safe or to reduce it to the limits permitted under this title. A "suitable place" is an area which allows the least obstruction to the road and which requires the least travel on the road by the vehicle. Determination of the suitability of an area shall be made by the Deputy Sheriff who requires the adjustment. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or operator. If the height, width or length of the vehicle is unlawful, irrespective of any load thereon, or if an unladen vehicle is overweight, the Deputy Sheriff may prohibit further movement of the vehicle until a permit is obtained from the City Manager.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12002, 1973).

Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, when at the scene of a fire, accident, hazard, danger or other emergency, or when in the course of their official duties, or to protect the persons or equipment of the Fire Department, may direct or assist Deputy Sheriffs in directing traffic within the City. ( Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12003, 1973).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 367, § 1, adopted Jan. 25, 2021, repealed former § 10.12.050 which pertained to authority of gate guards, and derived from Ord. No. 116, § 12004, adopted in 1973; and Ord. No. 261, § 1, adopted in 1996.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 367, § 2, adopted Jan. 25, 2021, repealed former § 10.12.060 which pertained to unauthorized traffic direction prohibited, and derived from Ord. No. 116, § 12005, adopted in 1973; and Ord. No. 261, § 1, adopted in 1996.

No person shall fail or refuse to comply with, or perform any act forbidden by, any lawful order, signal or direction of a Deputy Sheriff, Los Angeles County fire fighter, or a person authorized and directed by a Deputy Sheriff when acting in accordance with or carrying out the provisions of this title or other applicable law.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12006, 1973).

A. No person shall interfere with or obstruct in any way a Deputy Sheriff or other officer or employee of the City in his enforcement of the provisions of this title.

B. The removal, obliteration or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing marks used by a Deputy Sheriff or other employee or officer of the City in connection with the enforcement of the parking regulations of this title shall, if done for the purpose of evading the provisions of this title, constitute such interference or obstruction.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12007, 1973).

No person shall give, either orally or in writing, information to a Deputy Sheriff or other peace officer while in the performance of his duties when such person knows that the information is false.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12008, 1973).

The regulations set forth in this title shall give to every person operating a vehicle of any nature whatsoever upon any road, within the City and other places as provided in this title and, except as to those provisions which by their very nature can have no application, shall apply to every person riding a bicycle, riding, driving or leading any animal, and to pedestrians walking or running on the roadway.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12009, 1973).

The provisions of this title shall apply to the operator of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, the State, or any County or City in the State; and it is unlawful for any said operator to violate any of the provisions of this title except as otherwise permitted in this title.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12010, 1973).

The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles, shall not apply to emergency vehicles or to a public utility vehicle in response to an emergency. The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, relieve the operator of such vehicle from the obligation to exercise due care for the safety of others or from the consequences of his willful disregard for the safety of others.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12011, 1973).

The provisions of this title regulating the parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a department of the City or a public utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair work, or to any vehicle owned or operated by the United States Post Office Department while in use for the collection, or transportation or delivery of the United States mail.

(Ord. 261 § 1(part), 1996: Ord. 116 § 12012, 1973).