ARTICLE II. REGISTRATION1
6-25 Establishment.
The chief of police or his or her designee shall establish a voluntary registration program for bicycles.
(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 5001; Ord. of 5-11-92; Ord. of 9-13-10)
6-26 To whom applications made.
The chief of police, or such member of his or her department or organization as he or she may appoint, is hereby designated as the person or entity to which all applications for registration are to be made.
(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 5001; Ord. of 9-13-10)
6-27 Reserved.
Editor’s note—An ordinance of May 11, 1992, deleted § 6-27, which pertained to the manner of attaching bicycle licenses and which derived from Rev. Ords. 1962, § 5001.
6-28 Serial number required.
No bicycle shall be registered unless it shall have permanently cut, impressed or embossed on some portion thereof, a factory serial or identification number or mark.
(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 5001)
6-29 Removal or alteration of serial numbers or marks prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, deface, change or cause to be removed, obliterated, defaced or changed, any factory serial or other identification number or mark on or from any bicycle. Any person who sees or identifies a bicycle with a serial number that has been altered or defaced shall report that information to the police for investigation.
(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 5001; Ord. of 5-11-92)
6-30 Possession of bicycle with defaced serial number prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a bicycle from which the factory serial number or other identification number has been altered or defaced. The police may confiscate any bicycle from which the serial number has been altered or defaced pending an investigation regarding the rightful ownership of the bicycle.
(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 5001; Ord. of 5-11-92)
6-31 Reserved.
Editor’s note—An ordinance adopted Sept. 13, 2010, repealed § 6-31 which pertained to special identifying marks permitted and derived from § 5001 of the Rev. Ords. of 1962.
6-32 Dissemination of rules and regulations.
At the time of registration, the chief of police, or his or her designee, shall inform the owner of a bicycle so registered of the city ordinances and state laws governing the operation of bicycles.
(Ord. of 9-13-10)
Editor’s note—Prior to the reenactment of § 6-32 by an ordinance adopted Sept. 13, 2010, said section, requiring license plates to be returned when bicycles are transferred and providing for re-registration, and derived from Rev. Ords. 1962, § 5001, was deleted by an ordinance of May 11, 1992.
6-33 Registration fee.
The chief of police or his or her designee shall establish a fee for registration which is reasonable to cover the expense of the registration program.
(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 5002; Ord. of 5-11-92; Ord. of 9-13-10)
6-34—6-38 Reserved.
Editor’s note—Sections 6-34—6-38 were deleted by an ordinance of May 11, 1992. These sections were derived from provisions presumably enacted during the original (1973) codification and Rev. Ords. 1962, §§ 5002 and 5006, and contained provisions relative to expiration of licenses, replacement fees for lost plates, appeals of revocations or suspensions, and prohibiting the operation of bicycle while registration revoked or suspended.
6-39 Use of excess funds; accounting required.
Funds received from the registration of bicycles over and above the expense of registration may be used by the chief of police for the furtherance of bicycle safety in the city. The chief shall make an annual accounting of such funds to the city treasurer, and any balance on hand at such time shall be used on other bicycle-related initiatives.
(Rev. Ords. 1962, § 5002; Ord. of 5-11-92)
Cross reference—Licenses generally, Ch. 19.