Findings and purpose.
Riverside Municipal Code § 9.30.010
in effect9.30.010 - Findings and purpose.
The City Council finds as follows:
A. Solicitation of prostitution and illegal dumping are nuisance activities that endanger the public health and safety. Vehicles used in these nuisance activities are themselves nuisances to be seized and impounded for a period of up to 30 days as provided in this chapter if the owner or operator of the vehicle has had a prior conviction for the same offense within the past three years.
B. The procedures presented in this chapter for the seizure and impoundment of nuisance vehicles are expressly intended as a remedy to abate these nuisances, to protect the City's residents and the public from harm to their health, safety, and welfare. Examples of such damages are the costs of cleaning up illegal dump sites, and diverting limited police and public works resources to address these nuisance activities through direct enforcement or other programs. Any deterrent effect is deemed incidental to the remedial purpose of this ordinance.
C. People who use vehicles to illegally dump waste matter or attempt to do so, or transport waste matter for the purpose of illegally dumping it, within the City bring decay and blight into the City's neighborhoods, create public health hazards, and invite more illegal dumping. Such blight, decay, and unhealthful conditions adversely affect the quality of life for the City's residents, lead to a reduction in the values of their property, and invite criminal activity.
D. People who use vehicles to solicit prostitutes or engage in an act or attempted act of prostitution bring crime and decay into the City's neighborhoods.
(Ord. 7181 §1, 2012; Ord. 6780 §1, 2005 (part); Ord. 6677 §1, 2003; Ord. 6648 § 1, 2003)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT9PESAMO_CH9.30SEIMNUVE_9.30.010FIPUFetched: 11/1/2026