§ 70.081 INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS AND DEVICES.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, injure, knock down, remove, obstruct or interfere with any official traffic sign, signal or device, any railroad sign or signal or any part of such a device, sign or signal, or to attempt to do the same.

   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized representative of the Nebraska Department of Transportation, the county or the city to remove any sign, signal or device or railroad sign or signal, placed by official action of the Department, county or city along a road or highway for traffic control, warning or informational purposes.

   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a sign, signal or device which has been removed in violation of this section.

(Prior Code, § 70.076) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999

§ 70.082 AVOIDING TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.

   It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to drive through a public or private parking lot or driveway for the sole purpose of avoiding a traffic-control device.

(Prior Code, § 70.077) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999

ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 70.095 AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OF POLICE.

   It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to carry out all duties imposed upon the Chief by this title, and the Chief of Police is granted the power and authority to do the same by effective measures.

(Prior Code, § 70.090) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998)

§ 70.096 RECORDS OF VIOLATIONS.

   The Police Department shall keep a record of all violations of the traffic regulations of the city and shall make the records available for use and study by the City Council.

(Prior Code, § 70.091) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998)

§ 70.097 INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS.

   (A)   It shall be the duty of the Police Department to investigate traffic accidents. The Police Department shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports.

   (B)   All such reports shall be available for the use and information of the City Council.

(Prior Code, § 70.092) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998)

§ 70.098 EMERGENCY REGULATIONS.

   The Chief of Police is empowered to make and enforce temporary regulations in response to or during the course of an emergency.

(Prior Code, § 70.093) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998)

Statutory reference:

   Powers and duties of Nebraska State Patrol, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-2005