Whittier Municipal Code Ch. 10.60 Prohibition of Cruising

Cruising shall be defined as the repetitive driving of a motor vehicle past a traffic control point within a six-hour period in traffic which is congested at or near the traffic control point as determined by the ranking police officer on duty within the affected area, and after the operator or passenger has been given a written notice that further driving past the control point will be a violation of this chapter.

(Ord. 2810 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 2809 § 1, 2002)

The ranking police officer on duty, patrolling an area affected by traffic congestion, shall have the authority to establish a traffic control point at or near the area(s) of traffic congestion for the purpose of regulating vehicle cruising.

(Ord. 2810 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 2809 § 1, 2002)

The provisions of this chapter shall not be enforced until signs have been placed at the beginning and end of any street or portion of any street or other roadway where traffic laws are enforced that are determined to be subject to cruising controls. Such signs shall briefly and clearly state the appropriate provisions of this chapter and of Cal. Veh. Code § 21100(k).

(Ord. 2810 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 2809 § 1, 2002)

(Ord. No. 3120, § 26, 7-28-20)

Any person who, as the operator of, or passenger in, any motor vehicle driven in a particular direction past a traffic control point established pursuant to Section 10.60.020 shall be given written notice that further driving past the traffic control point within a six-hour interval will be a violation of Section 10.60.050.

(Ord. 2810 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 2809 § 1, 2002)

It shall be unlawful for any person, as a driver or passenger of a motor vehicle, to engage in cruising, as defined in Section 10.60.010, on any public or private street, alley or other roadway where the traffic laws of the city of Whittier are enforced, and which has been posted pursuant to Section 10.60.030. After written notice pursuant to Section 10.60.040 has been provided to a driver or passenger, each successive trip within a six-hour period past the traffic control point established pursuant Section 10.60.020 shall constitute a separate violation and no additional written notice shall be required for such separate violation.

(Ord. 2810 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 2809 § 1, 2002)

This section shall not apply to:

A. Persons who reside within a designated No-Cruising area;

B. Authorized emergency vehicles as defined in Cal. Veh. Code § 165;

C. Vehicles licensed for public transportation;

D. Publicly owned vehicles of any city, county, district, state or federal agency.

(Ord. 2810 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 2809 § 1, 2002)

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Whittier Municipal Code, it is a misdemeanor for any person to violate the provisions of Section 10.60.050 of this chapter, and upon conviction thereof such person shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five days nor more than six months, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars. In the sole discretion of the city, a violation of this chapter may instead be prosecuted as an infraction.

(Ord. 2810 § 1 (part), 2002: Ord. 2809 § 1, 2002)