A. Each motor vehicle participating in a funeral procession, when accompanied by an adequate police escort or escort service, shall display illuminated headlights thereon and shall follow not more than thirty feet (30') behind the next preceding motor vehicle in such funeral procession, and such vehicles so identified shall have the right of way at any street intersection over all other vehicles except authorized emergency vehicles.
B. For the purposes of this section and section 12.52.260 of this chapter, or its successor, the term "adequate police escort or escort service" means a police escort or other escort service consisting of two (2) escort vehicles or one escort vehicle for each twenty five (25) vehicles, included in the funeral procession, whichever is greater.
C. All motor vehicles in a funeral procession, when accompanied by an adequate police escort or escort service, operated in compliance with this and section 12.52.270 of this chapter, or its successor, may proceed past a red or stop signal, provided such movement is made with due caution and circumspection, and other vehicles shall yield the right of way to such vehicles. If no police escort or escort service is provided, the funeral procession must obey all traffic regulations and traffic control devices. (Prior code title 46, art. 15 § 243)