(a) Whenever any person operates a bicycle or tricycle in violation of any section of this chapter, the bicycle and/or tricycle may be seized by any member of the Police Department and the Chief of Police shall have the authority to impound any bicycle or tricycle at the police station.
(b) When any bicycle or tricycle has been seized and so impounded, notice shall be made forthwith by the officer in charge to the owner of the bicycle or tricycle, or, in the event the person is a minor under the age of eighteen years, such notice shall be made to the parent or guardian of the licensee of the bicycle or tricycle. The notice shall contain a full explanation of the reason for seizing and impounding the bicycle or tricycle.
(c) Any bicycle or tricycle impounded under the provisions of this chapter shall be surrendered to the owner or to the parents or guardian of any minor upon showing sufficient proof of ownership of the bicycle or tricycle, but nothing herein shall relieve the offender of any penalty that may be imposed under the general penalty section of this chapter.
(d) It shall be the duty of the police officer or the person in charge of records to keep in an appropriate book or file the names and addresses of all owners of bicycles and tricycles impounded, the name and address of the violator if he is not the owner, together with the nature and circumstances of each violation as well as the disposition of each case.
(e) Any bicycle or tricycle impounded pursuant to a violation of this chapter shall not be impounded for more than thirty days.
(Ord. 19-1974. Passed 10-1-74.)