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SEC. 28-182.   REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES USED IN ESCORT SERVICE.
   A funeral escort guide, engaged in furnishing an escort, must use either a two-wheel or three-wheel motorcycle which is in good mechanical condition and equipped with two lamps that display an amber or a blue light visible from directly in front of the center of the motorcycle. These lamps shall be in addition to those required by state law. An escort vehicle shall not be equipped with a siren. Decals, placards, signs, and insignias which resemble official police officer’s badges or which bear the words “Police”, “Official”, or “Officer” shall not be used on the motorcycles nor shall the motorcycles be painted a color resembling the color of motorcycles used by the city police department. No additional equipment may be added after inspection by the police department unless the motorcycle is reinspected and approved before use. A motor vehicle used in performing escort services shall be subject to inspection at any time by the chief of police or his authorized representative. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 17640; 17817)