Laguna lifeguards arrival time?

[Robert Phillips]

"The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is punishable as a misdemeanor. (Ord. 506 (part), 1962)."

"...any..." does not mean just 18.21.030(b) i.e. refusing to discontinue if caught diving without a snorkel or buddy. It includes simply diving with a "lack of proper equipment" (by their definition to include buddies and snorkels). A misdemenor carries a potential fine. Therefore, if I am reading this correctly, you can be fined for simply not having a buddy or snorkel whether you obey their order to discontinue or not.

I can only hope that I'm wrong here.

Keep in mind that the beaches in Laguna are part of the County Parks and the Lifeguards are deputized by the Sheriff Dept. Therefore any citations given by a lifeguard or PO in the Park will be sent to the OC district Court and not the LB City court. A friend had his "solo diving' misdemeanor citation changed to an infraction (think parking ticket) by a letter in the mail sent from the County a week after getting the citation. Then he took it to court and had all charges dropped.

 

[divinman]

Well, As For Myself, I Also Dive Quite A Bit Of Solo And On The Beaches Of Laguna It Is Not Only Taboo...

Sorry to high jack the thread but what is with the capitalization DMS? They have meds for OCD ya know.

 

[Roughwaterjohn]

Sorry to high jack the thread but what is with the capitalization DMS? They have meds for OCD ya know.

I think that Capital offense has been addressed here.........

A Capital Suggestion

John A.

 

[HBDiveGirl]

I think that Capital offense has been addressed here.........





John A.

One could make a case for that....

 

[Roughwaterjohn]

One could make a case for that....

Use a pun, go to jail........

John A.
(Well, I think this thread has been well and thoroughly hijacked. Thanks to all my co-conspirators)

 

[HBDiveGirl]

Use a pun, go to jail........ John A.

Busted! I'll be in my cell if you need me... eepwalla

(Would that be the upper or lower cell? ...sorry... so sorry.. just slipped out..... :ignore: )

 

[ChrisM]

Don't p*ss the city council off. They could still decide to ban diving. I hear Monterey's city council doesn't favor SCUBA divers either. I don't really understand their bias against divers.

Go down on a hot summer weekend, parking around all the residences is a fubar, some divers are rude and play their radios loud, purge their tanks, and generally bother the rich folks who live at the beach. Don't underestimate the power of money. I wouldn't be surprised if residents have in fact tried to ban divers once or twice int eh past

 

[divinman]

...sorry... so sorry.. just slipped out..... :ignore: )

I HATE it when that happens.

 

[JDog]

Has anyone tried to change the law lately? Maybe it could be done.

Time changes thinking; maybe some of the folks that were against snorkless/solo diving are no longer in charge. Maybe someone with nothing else to do in their life can handle this. Lets face it- it would probably take years for the law to be changed.

Who among you is up to the task. Any takers?

 

[Jake]

Has anyone tried to change the law lately? Maybe it could be done.

Time changes thinking; maybe some of the folks that were against snorkless/solo diving are no longer in charge. Maybe someone with nothing else to do in their life can handle this. Lets face it- it would probably take years for the law to be changed.

Who among you is up to the task. Any takers?

You know, that's not a bad idea. I have other things to do with my life, but it's worth looking into at the least. Now, if only I can find the numbers for my friends in the mob. They still owe me a favor for that one time with the one guy with that thing.