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§ 70.03 FUNERAL PROCESSIONS HAVE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THE LIKE.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to in any manner interfere with, obstruct or impede any funeral procession, and a funeral procession shall have the right-of-way in going to the place of burial, and all automobiles and vehicles of every kind, other than authorized emergency vehicles, on the street shall give the right-of-way to the funeral procession, and shall not be driven or cut in ahead of the funeral procession or in any manner interfere therewith but shall come to a stop until the funeral procession has passed.
(1973 Code, § 26-5) (Ord. 206, passed 5-4-1928) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 70.04 UNAUTHORIZED OPERATION, TAMPERING WITH AND THE LIKE OF VEHICLES.
   No person shall move, operate, tamper with, damage, manipulate any part of or enter upon or within any vehicle without authority so to do from the lawful owner or person in charge of the vehicle except pursuant to the provisions of state law, this code or other city ordinance.
(1973 Code, § 26-6) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 70.05 PRESUMPTION ARISING UPON VIOLATIONS WHEN IDENTITY OF DRIVER UNKNOWN.
   Subject to the provisions of § 71.04, the registered owner of any motor vehicle operated in violation or alleged violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed prima facie to have been the operator thereof at the time of the violation or alleged violation whenever the identity of the operator is unknown; provided, that the prima facie presumption may be rebutted by competent evidence.
(1973 Code, § 26-7)
§ 70.06 ABANDONED VEHICLES.
   For the purpose of implementing within the city the provisions of M.S. §§ 168B.01 to 168B.10, as they may be amended from time to time, the City Administrator, in consultation with the Chief of Police, shall prepare rules and regulations for the removal, impoundment and disposition of abandoned vehicles found within the city, and shall present them to the City Council for consideration. All rules and regulations, when approved by resolution of the City Council, shall be published in the manner provided by law for the publication of ordinances and shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk; and thereafter, the rules and regulations shall govern the removal, impoundment and disposition of abandoned vehicles found within the city, and violators thereof shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 90 days or both.
(1973 Code, § 26-8)
Statutory reference:
   Authority of city to regulate and control the subject matter of M.S. §§ 168B.01 to 168B.13 and 368B.12
§ 70.07 UNCLASSIFIED VIOLATIONS.
   (A)   No person shall operate any motor vehicle with unnecessary exhibition of speed on any public or private property or way within the city limits, except when an emergency creates the necessity for the operation. Prima facie evidence of the unnecessary exhibition of speed shall be any or all of the following:
      (1)   Unreasonable squealing or screeching sounds emitted by the tires;
      (2)   The throwing of sand or gravel by the tires of the vehicle; and/or
      (3)   Unreasonable skid, sway or slide upon acceleration or stopping.
   (B)   No person shall operate any motor vehicle in a manner which causes excessive or unusual exhaust noise or backfire. Prima facie evidence of excessive exhaust noise shall be the equipping or maintenance of a motor vehicle exhaust system that shall emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound or other excessive or unusual noise. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler or exhaust system in good working order which blends the exhaust noise into the overall vehicle noise and is in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. No person shall use a muffler cutout, by-pass or similar device upon any motor vehicle.
   (C)   Any violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be punishable as a petty misdemeanor as defined by the state statutes.
(Ord. passed 2-24-1975; Ord. 362, passed 1-25-1982) Penalty, see § 70.99
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