§ 9.31.030 — Violation

9.31.030 - Violation.

A. Any individual who is knowingly present as a spectator, either on a public street or highway, or on private property open to the general public without the consent of the owner, operator, or agent thereof, at a speed contest or exhibition of speed is guilty of an infraction for the first and second offense, and a misdemeanor for the third offense and for each subsequent offense thereafter; to be charged and prosecuted by the City Attorney, subject to the discretionary authority provided under Section 1.01.110 of the Riverside Municipal Code. B. Any individual who is knowingly present as a spectator, either on a public street or highway, or on private property open to the general public without the consent of the owner, operator, or agent thereof, where preparations are being made for a speed contest or exhibition of speed is guilty of an infraction for the first and second offense, and a misdemeanor for the third offense and for each subsequent offense thereafter; to be charged and prosecuted by the City Attorney, subject to the discretionary authority provided under Section 1.01.110 of the Riverside Municipal Code. C. An individual is present at a speed contest or exhibition of speed if that individual is within 200 feet of the location of the event, or within 200 feet of the location where preparations are being made for the event. D. Exemption: Nothing in this section prohibits law enforcement officers or their agents from being spectators at speed contests or exhibitions of speed in the course of their official duties.

(Ord. 6779 § 1, 2005 (part))