A. 
No person shall fail to comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of a police officer.
B. 
Police officers shall have the power and authority to direct vehicles to proceed in a direction other than that in which the operator intended to proceed lawfully for the purpose of avoiding or relieving traffic congestions during emergencies and to enforce temporary restrictions incident to street repairs and improvements.
No person shall deface, damage, move, obstruct, destroy, change the wording of, alter or otherwise interfere with any traffic control device. No person shall deface, change the wording of, discard, destroy or throw away any traffic tag, notice or summons.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Section 511.04, Speed timing devices authorized, which previously followed this section, as amended 5-22-1985 by Ord. No. 2803, was repealed 2-11-2009 by Ord. No. 5190.
[Amended 7-9-1968 by Ord. No. 2017; 3-11-2015 by Ord. No. 5486]
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter, where another penalty is not provided, shall be subject to penalties and fines as specified in Chapter 285, Fees.