A. Any person who is authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter and who encounters evidence of a prima facie violation of CVMC 17.24.040 is empowered to confiscate and impound as evidence any or all of the components amplifying or transmitting the sound.

B. Any peace officer, as defined in the California Penal Code, who encounters evidence of a prima facie violation of CVMC 17.24.040 whereby the components amplifying or transmitting the sound are attached to a vehicle may, in accordance with the provisions of California Vehicle Code Section 22655.5, impound the vehicle as containing evidence of a criminal offense, when the amplifying and/or transmitting component(s) cannot be readily removed from the vehicle without damaging the component(s) or the vehicle. (Ord. 3068 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2276 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1678 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1579 §§ 1, 2, 1974; Ord. 1219 § 1; Ord. 1073 § 1, 1967; Ord. 755 § 2, 1961; prior code § 20.35.2).