City Attorney
Roger Baker
Tooele City Attorney
90 North Main Street
Tooele, UT 84074
Phone: 435.843.2120
Fax: 435.843.2129
Title 1. Chapter 10. Police Department
1-10-1. Police department created.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-2. The chief of police.
(Ord. 2007-04, 2-21-2007); (Ord. 88-08, 04-06-88)
1-10-3. Duties of special police.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-4. Service of writs and other process.
(Ord. 88-08, 04-06-88)
1-10-5. Conduct of members of department.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-6. Rules and regulations of department.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-7. Witness fees.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-8. Repealed.
1-10-9. Repealed.
1-10-10. Repealed.
1-10-11. Repealed.
1-10-12. Repealed.
1-10-13. Repealed.
1-10-14. Repealed.
1-10-15. Repealed.
1-10-16. Repealed.
1-10-17. Repealed.
1-10-18. Repealed.
1-10-19. Repealed.
1-10-20. Repealed.
1-10-21. Definitions.
(1) Peace Officer means any member of the Tooele City Police Department that meets the qualifications for a peace officer as determined by the State of Utah.
(2) Police Officer means any member of the Tooele City Police Department regardless as to whether the person meets the requirements of a peace officer or not.
(3) Policeman means Police Officer.
(4) Special Police Officer means any person so designated as provided by the provisions of this chapter. A special police officer may or may not meet the requirements necessary to be classified as a peace officer.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-22. Police administration.
(2) It shall be the general duty of the Police Department to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic control devices, to plan the operation of traffic on the streets and highways of the City and to cooperate with other City Officials in the development and means to improve traffic conditions and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by the provisions of this Code.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-23. Traffic division.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-24. Records of traffic violations.
(2) All forms for records of violations and notices violations shall be serially numbered. For Each month and year a written record shall be kept available to the public showing the disposal of all such forms.
(3) All such records and reports shall be public records.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-25. Investigate accidents.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-26. Traffic accident studies.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-27. Traffic accident reports.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-28. Driver's files.
(2) Said Division shall study the cases of all the drivers charged with frequent or serious violations of the traffic laws, or involved in frequent accidents, or any serious accident, and shall attempt to discover the reasons therefor, and shall take whatever steps that are lawful and reasonable to prevent the same.
(3) Such records shall accumulate during at least a five (5) year period and from that time on such records shall be maintained complete for at least the recent five (5) year period.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-29. Annual traffic safety report.
(1) The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured, and other pertinent traffic accident data;
(2) The number of accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the Police;
(3) The plans and recommendations of the Division for future traffic safety activities.
(Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-30. Authority.
(2) Officers of the Police Department or such Officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with traffic laws, provided that, 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.
(3) Officers of the Fire Department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the Police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
(Ord. 78-19, 07-13-78; Ord. 76-8, 04-12-76)
1-10-31. Senior reserve patrol.
(Ord. 90-05, 06-14-90)
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