West Hollywood Municipal Code Ch. 10.04 Traffic Code

Title 15, Vehicles and Traffic, Vehicles and Traffic Regulations of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on December 8, 1986, is hereby adopted as the Vehicle and Traffic Regulations of the City of West Hollywood. Division 1, Traffic Code, shall be the Traffic Code of the city and Division 2, Miscellaneous Traffic Regulations, shall be the Miscellaneous Traffic Regulations of the city.

A copy of Vehicle and Traffic Regulations has been deposited in the office of the City Clerk, and shall be at all times maintained by the Clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Prior code § 3200; Ord. 88-191 § 1, 1988)

a. Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of this section or elsewhere in this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable for the first offense by a fine of not to exceed $50, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding five days; for a second violation within a period of one year, by a fine of not to exceed $100, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a third and each additional offense committed within one year, by a fine of not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

b. Whenever reckless driving of a vehicle prohibited by Los Angeles County Code Section 15.28.010, Division 1, proximately causes bodily injury to any person, the person so driving such vehicle shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the County Jail for not less than thirty days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by both.

c. In any case where a jail sentence is not imposed, where the jail sentence is less than two days, or if the jail sentence is suspended in whole or in part, fines shall be imposed for violations of Division 1 in amounts not less than those listed in the most current County of Los Angeles bail schedule.

d. Any violation of any of the provisions of Los Angeles County Code Chapter 15.84, Division 2, by any person, firm or corporation shall be punishable by a fine, the amount of which is listed in the most current County of Los Angeles bail schedule.

e. Any person violating any provision of Los Angeles County Code Division 2, Chapter 15.88 of the Traffic Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

f. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of Los Angeles County Code Chapter 15.92 of Division 2 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $50, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding twenty-five days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

g. A violation of the following sections is subject to the administrative penalty provisions of Sections 1.08.010 through 1.08.070 of this code: Los Angeles County Code Section 15.64.420, as amended, and Los Angeles County Code Section 15.64.440, as amended.

h. A violation of any provision of Chapter 15.64 of Division 1 of Title 15 of the Los Angeles County Code, as adopted herein and as may be amended herein, shall be punishable as a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 10.12 of this code, pursuant to Section 40200 et seq. of the California Vehicle Code.

(Prior code § 3201; Ord. 88-191 § 1, 1988; Ord. 89-246U § 2, 1989; Ord. 97-507 §§ 4, 5, 1997; Ord. 99-544 §§ 2, 3, 1999; Ord. 07-753 § 1, 2007)

a. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.04.010, the Traffic Ordinance is amended by amending Chapter 15.78 in its entirety to read as follows: