A. Definitions:
AUTHORIZED PERSON: All State, County and Municipal police and fire personnel; hospital and ambulance crews; National Guard and civil defense personnel ordered into the disaster area by proper authority; Federal civil and military personnel on official business; persons who enter the disaster area to maintain or restore facilities for the provision of water, electricity, communications, or transportation to the public; and such other officials as have a valid reason to enter said disaster area.
DISASTER AREA: The scene or location of a natural or military disaster, an explosion, an aircraft accident, a fire, a railroad accident and a traffic accident.
B. Prohibited Acts: It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle other than one on official business to follow any emergency vehicle or to purposely drive to any location where a disaster area exists.
C. Penalty: Violation of this section shall be punishable as provided in section 7-1-7 of this chapter. (Ord. 860, 6-11-2001; amd. 2013 Code)