Authority of police and fire officers.
Sacramento City Code § 10.08.010
in effect10.08.010 Authority of police and fire officers.
The police department: shall enforce the street traffic regulations of the city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the city; shall make arrests for traffic violations; shall investigate traffic accidents; shall co-operate in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions; and shall carry out those duties especially imposed upon the department by this chapter and other ordinances of the city. A suitable system of filing traffic accident reports shall be maintained and a copy of each report shall be made available to the city traffic engineer.
Officers of the police department, or such persons as are assigned by the chief of police, are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with traffic laws. In the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
Officers and members of the fire department, when at the firehouse or at the scene of a fire, may direct, or assist the police in directing, traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
Civilian employees of the city, when designated by the chief of police, shall enforce those provisions of this chapter and the Vehicle Code relating to the standing or parking of vehicles.
To the extent authorized by a memorandum of understanding executed by the chief of police in accordance with Penal Code Section 830.7, civilian employees of the Sacramento regional transit district shall enforce those provisions of this chapter and the Vehicle Code relating to the standing or parking of vehicles. (Prior code § 25.01.002)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-21524Fetched: 10/24/2026