Manhattan Beach surfer issued possible $1,000 citation for violating beach closure order
A surfer in Manhattan Beach is issued a citation costing up to $1,000 Saturday morning for refusing to comply with beach closure order. [Updated Sunday, March 29] A Manhattan Beach surfer was issued a citation that carries a fine of up to $1,000 Saturday morning, after ignoring a Los Angeles County Lifeguard’s order that he not go in the water. “Go ahead and arrest me,” the surfer told the lifeguard before launching into what the lifeguard described as “colorful language.” The surfer then went in the water, prompting the lifeguard to call his supervisor Captain Jeff Horn, who called Manhattan police, who were patrolling the beach. A Manhattan Beach code enforcement officer arrived with a police officer and issued the surfer the citation. Lifeguards do not have citation issuing authority. All Los Angeles County beaches were ordered closed on Saturday, for an indefinite duration, to deter the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Los Angeles County code defines beaches to include the ocean within 1,000 feet of the shoreline, effectively banning not only surfers who cross the beach to reach the surf, but also those who arrive by boat, Horn said. “This is the first time I have ever…
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