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City of Rehoboth Beach, DE
Sussex County
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New Laws (2) Index Notes (5)
[Amended 7-21-2008 by Ord. No. 0708-02]
A. 
No person shall engage in any motor vehicle race, speed exhibition or in any speed contest whatsoever, including those commonly known as "drag races," on any street, or aid, abet, promote or assist in any manner whatsoever any such race or contest.
B. 
No owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit his vehicle or any vehicle under his control to be used by another person in any motor vehicle race or contest for speed on any street.
C. 
No person shall accelerate or try to accelerate a vehicle at a rate which causes the drive wheels to spin or slip on the road surface. This subsection shall not apply during periods of inclement weather.
D. 
Whoever being an operator violates this section shall be fined for the first offense not less than $25 nor more than $100 and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
E. 
Whoever aids, abets, promotes or assists in any manner whatsoever any such race or contest shall be fined for the first offense not less than $25 nor more than $100 and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
[Amended 9-20-2013 by Ord. No. 0913-01]
A. 
No person shall drive any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, and this offense shall be known as "reckless driving."
B. 
Any person who violates this section shall, for the first offense, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $300 and shall pay the costs of prosecution. For each subsequent violation of this section, the person shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $500 and shall pay the costs of prosecution. A subsequent violation, before being punishable as such, shall have been committed within three years after the commission of the prior offense.
A. 
Whoever operates a vehicle in a careless or imprudent manner, or without due regard for road, weather and traffic conditions then existing, shall be guilty of careless driving.
B. 
Whoever operates a vehicle and who fails to give full time and attention to the operation of the vehicle, or whoever fails to maintain a proper lookout while operating the vehicle, shall be guilty of inattentive driving.
C. 
Any person who violates this section shall, for the first offense, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $300 and shall pay the costs of prosecution. For each subsequent violation of this section, the person shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $500 and shall pay the costs of prosecution. A subsequent violation, before being punishable as such, shall have been committed within three years after the commission of the prior offense.
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Editor's Note: Former § 92-246, Driving while intoxicated prohibited, was repealed 7-21-2008 by Ord. No. 0708-02.