A. Any person issued a valid funeral escort permit pursuant to this chapter and leading or otherwise escorting a vehicular funeral procession shall obey all traffic laws, including all speed laws, except that such person is authorized to stop cross-traffic, to enable all vehicles in the funeral procession to proceed together as an unbroken chain, at intersections controlled by:
1. Stop signs, providing that the permittee remains in the intersection until all funeral procession vehicles have cleared the intersection; and
2. Signal lights, providing that the lead vehicle in the procession enters the intersection with a green light and the permittee remains in the intersection at all times when the light is not green.
B. A permittee is authorized to direct traffic in the manner specified in this section only while wearing an official insignia issued by the chief of police, and carrying a valid permit issued to him or her as an individual pursuant to this chapter.
C. The chief of police may order the revocation of a funeral escort permit, in accordance with the procedure specified in Section 10.28.090 of this chapter, if the permittee has directed traffic in a manner contrary to that specified in this section. (Prior code § 25.11.193)