10.25.010 Cruising prohibited.
A. The ranking peace officer on duty within any area affected by traffic congestion may, having determined that such area is so affected, establish one or more traffic control points at or near such area to regulate cruising. "Cruising" is defined to mean the driving of a motor vehicle two or more times within a four-hour period, in a particular direction, past a traffic control point so established on a portion of any street identified as subject to cruising controls by signs posted at the beginning and end of the controlled roadway. Such signs shall briefly and clearly state the appropriate provisions of this section and Section 21100(k) of the California Vehicle Code. The ranking peace officer on duty within, or near, the area affected by traffic congestion, or his designee, shall be empowered to post the signs required by this section.
B. Any person, who, as the operator or passenger in a motor vehicle driven in a particular direction past any traffic control point established by the ranking peace officer on duty within the affected area, on a portion of any street identified as subject to cruising controls as specified in subsection A of this section, may be given written notice that further driving past the control point, in violation of subsection C of this section, will be a violation of this section.
C. No person, having driven a motor vehicle, or, having been a passenger in a motor vehicle driven, past a traffic control point established pursuant to this section and having received written notice that further driving past the traffic control point will constitute a violation of this section, shall again drive past the control point within the period while cruising controls are in effect. Each successive trip past the traffic control point shall constitute a separate violation of this section, and no additional notice shall be required prior to issuance of a second or subsequent citation, or arrest.
D. This section shall not apply to:
1. Any authorized vehicle as defined in Section 165 of the California Vehicle Code;
2. Any publicly owned vehicle of any city, county, district, state or federal agency;
3. Any vehicle licensed for public transportation or vehicles which are normally used for business purposes and are engaged in such business use pursuant to Chapters 10.32 and 10.36 of this code. (Ord. 5276 § 1 (part), 2001)
10.25.020 Penalty for vehicular cruising.
A violation of Section 10.25.010 is an infraction, punishable as provided in Section 1.20.010(B) of this code. (Ord. 5276 § 1 (part), 2001)
