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LA City Council removes city code that prohibits cruising
The 1958 Chevrolet Impala known as “Dead Presidents.”
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The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to remove the anti-cruising ordinance from the municipal code and take down any anti-cruising signage in the city to comply with a new state law.
What state law applies here? Assembly Bill 436 prohibits local governments from regulating cruising and eliminates prohibitions on lowrider modifications. The law means L.A.’s ordinance is no longer enforceable.
How we got here: The state law was introduced in February 2023 by Assemblymember David Alvarez, a Democrat from San Diego, to protect classic car and cruising culture.
Background: The city’s municipal code included an ordinance that prohibited cruising. Last April, the City Council asked the city attorney, the LAPD and the transportation department to bring the city’s code into compliance with the state law.
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