No person shall be a driver or a passenger of a motor vehicle
driven past a traffic-control point in traffic which is congested
at or near the traffic-control point within four hours after the vehicle
operator has been given an adequate written notice that further driving
past the traffic-control point within this time frame is prohibited.
(Prior code § 3358(a); Ord. 715 § 1, 1986)
This chapter shall not apply to the drivers, operators or passengers
of the following vehicles:
A.
Any
authorized emergency vehicle as defined in Section 165 of the California
Vehicle Code;
B.
Any
publicly owned vehicle of any city, county, district, state or federal
agency;
C.
Any
vehicle licensed for public transportation, or vehicles which are
normally used for business purposes and are engaged in such business
use.
(Prior code § 3358(b); Ord. 715 § 1, 1986)
The ranking peace officer on duty within the affected area shall
have the authority to establish a traffic-control point for the purpose
of regulating vehicular cruising.
(Prior code § 3358(c); Ord. 715 § 1, 1986)
No person is in violation of this chapter unless:
A.
That
person has been given the written notice on a previous driving trip
past the traffic-control point and then again passes the control point
within the prohibited time frame; and
B.
The
beginning and end of the portion of the street subject to vehicular
cruising controls are clearly identified by signs that briefly and
clearly state the appropriate provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code § 3358(d); Ord. 715 § 1, 1986)
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Pico Rivera Municipal Code, it is a misdemeanor for any person to violate the provisions of Sections 10.48.010 through 10.48.040 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 two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or both.
(Prior code § 3358.1; Ord. 715 § 1, 1986; Ord. 931 § 1, 1999)
