Title 11

Chapter 11.12

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ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS*

Sections:

11.12.010 Obedience to title provisions required.

11.12.020 Traffic law enforcement.

  • 11.12.030 Police department officers - Traffic direction authority.

11.12.040 Reserved.

  • 11.12.050 Persons authorized to direct traffic.

  • 11.12.060 Regulations - Public employee obedience required.

11.12.070 Regulations - Exemptions authorized when.

authorized to direct all traffic by visible or audible signal in conformance with traffic laws; provided, that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.

(Prior code § 3303.2.)

11.12.040 Reserved.

Editor’s note— Ord. 28598, § 1, adopted June 23, 2009, repealed § 11.12.040, pertaining to fire department officers - traffic direction authority.

11.12.050 Persons authorized to direct traffic.

No person other than one of the following persons is authorized to direct traffic by voice, hand or signal:

  • A. An officer of the police department.

11.12.010 Obedience to title provisions required.

No person shall do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this Title 11. (Prior code § 3303.4.)

11.12.020 Traffic law enforcement.

  • A. The officers of the police department shall enforce all traffic laws of this city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city.

  • B. The director of the city department responsible for administering programs related to vehicle traffic is authorized to designate individuals within the department to enforce speeding laws on city streets, including the issuance of speeding citations, for the limited purpose of implementing a photoradar program.

  • (Prior code § 3303.1; Ord. 25009.)

11.12.030 Police department officers - Traffic direction authority.

Officers of the police department, or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police, are

*State law reference— For statutory provisions on local authority to regulate traffic by means of traffic officers, see Vehicle Code § 21100.

  • B. An officer of the fire department as part of a response to a fire or other emergency.

  • C. A person deputized by the chief of police to direct traffic.

  • D. A person who the chief of police temporarily or permanently appoints to perform traffic control in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (e) of California Vehicle Code Section 21100, as it may be amended.

  • E. A person who the city manager temporarily or permanently appoints to perform traffic control in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (e) of California Vehicle Code Section 21100, as it may be amended.

  • F. A person trained or certified as a flagger in accordance with the requirements of Section 1599 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, as it may be amended, if one of the following conditions exists:

    1. The city authorized the use of such flagger in the construction contract, encroachment permit or other doc-

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ument pursuant to which construction or maintenance work is occurring; or

  1. The person is a city employee performing construction or maintenance work.