10.30.020 Definitions.
“Illegal motor vehicle speed contest” or “illegal exhibition of speed” means any speed contest or exhibition of speed referred to in California Vehicle Code Sections 23109(a) and 23109(c).
“Preparations” for the illegal motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed include, but are not limited to, situations in which:
1. A group of motor vehicles or individuals have arrived at a location for the purpose of participating in or being spectators at the event;
2. A group of individuals have lined one or both sides of a public street or highway for the purpose of participating in or being a spectator at the event;
3. A group of individuals have gathered on private property open to the general public without the consent of the owner, operator, or agent thereof for the purpose of participating in or being a spectator at the event;
4. One or more individuals have impeded the free public use of a public street or highway by actions, words, or physical barriers for the purpose of conducting the event;
5. Two or more vehicles have lined up with motors running for an illegal motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed;
6. One or more drivers is revving their engine or spinning their tires in preparation for the event;
7. An individual is stationed at or near one or more motor vehicles serving as a race starter.
“Spectator” means any individual who is present at an illegal motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed, or at a location where preparations are being made for such activities, for the purpose of viewing, observing, watching, or witnessing the event as it progresses.
Spectator includes any individual at the location of the event without regard to whether the individual arrived at the event by driving a vehicle, riding as a passenger in a vehicle, walking, or arriving by some other means. (Ord. 2894 § 1, 2003).