For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BICYCLE
Includes any device upon which a person may ride propelled wholly
or in part by human muscular power and having two tandem wheels, 20 inches
or more in diameter.
ROLLER SKATES
A pair of devices worn on the feet with a set of wheels attached,
regardless of the number or placement of those wheels and used to glide or
propel the user over the ground.
[Added 3-28-2001 by Ord. No. 4-01]
SCOOTER
A flat board fitted with a wheel at each end and a steering handle
attached to the axle of the front wheel used to glide or propel the user across
the ground.
[Added 3-28-2001 by Ord. No. 4-01]
SKATEBOARD
A piece of wood, fiberglass or other rigid material, mounted on skate
wheels used to glide or propel the user across the ground.
[Added 3-28-2001 by Ord. No. 4-01]
No bicycle owned by a resident of the borough shall be operated within
the borough unless the owner thereof first obtains a license, evidenced by
a registration card, and a registration tag as provided in this chapter and,
in addition thereto, attaches said registration tag to such bicycle as provided
in this chapter.
[Amended 12-29-1987 by Ord. No. 15-87]
Application for a license under this chapter shall be made to the Police Department. The application forms, registration cards and registration tags shall be provided for the Department by the Mayor and Council. The applicant shall furnish proof of his ownership of the bicycle upon making the application and shall then pay the license fee. Such fee is as set forth in Chapter
169, Fees. The term of the license shall be from May 1 to April 30 of the following year.
The Mayor and Council shall cause to be issued and delivered to each
licensee a printed copy of safety rules and regulations for the use of a bicycle,
including the pertinent provisions of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended, relating to traffic regulations for bicycle riders.
Every licensee who sells or transfers ownership of a bicycle shall report
the sale or transfer to the Police Department within 72 hours. At the time
of said report, he shall return the registration card and registration tag
issued to him and shall furnish the Police Department with the name and address
of the person to whom the bicycle was sold or transferred. Registration tags
and cards shall not be transferable.
No person shall willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or
alter the registration tag during the period for which such tag is operative.
The substitution of registration cards not in conformity with this chapter
is prohibited.
The intent of this chapter is not the prosecution of children, but the
education and training of children for their own and the community welfare.
Failure to comply with or the violation of any provisions of this chapter
or with the safety regulations promulgated by the Police Department may subject
the operator to the authority having jurisdiction over juvenile offenders.
[Amended 12-29-1987 by Ord. No. 15-87]
Any person eight years of age and over who violates any of the provisions
of this chapter relating to the vehicle and traffic laws or the bicycle safe-riding
rules and regulations and the official police instructions for the safe operation
of a bicycle shall:
A. For the first offense, be reprimanded in writing by the
Police Department stating the nature of the violation and a warning that a
repetition of the violation, or any other violation, must be prevented or
the bicycle will be impounded for a period of time not less than seven days
nor more than 30 days, and during that period of time, the offender cannot
ride his bicycle on the streets. If the offender is a minor, the reprimand
shall be addressed to his parent or guardian.
B. For the second offense, be summoned to appear at police
headquarters with his bicycle, and after a hearing on the violation, if it
is decided to punish the offender for the violation, the offender's bicycle
and registration may be impounded for a period of time not less than seven
days nor more than 30 days, at the discretion of the Chief of Police. If the
offender is a minor, he shall be summoned with his bicycle and be accompanied
by a parent or guardian, and after a hearing on the violation, if, in the
discretion of the Chief of Police or the Juvenile Officer, it is decided to
punish the offender for the violation, the offender's bicycle and registration
may be impounded for a period of time not less than seven days nor more than
30 days, at the discretion of the Chief of Police or the Juvenile Officer,
with the approval, if possible, of the parent or guardian, but the decision
of the Chief of Police shall prevail.
[Added 3-28-2001 by Ord. No. 4-01]