4-168-070 Helmet and visible identification – Required.

   (a)   Every licensee shall supply each bicycle operator operating on the licensee's behalf: (1) a safety helmet meeting nationally recognized safety requirements; and (2) a safety vest or other garment of a bright color, prominently displaying the name of the licensee in letters at least one and one-half inches high, and a number or letters or a combination thereof at least four inches high which, in conjunction with the displayed name of the licensee, will form a unique combination permitting identification of the bicycle operator. All letters and numbers shall be of a color contrasting with the background of the garment. The identification number or letters required by this paragraph shall also appear on the bicycle or low-speed electric mobility device in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.

   (b)   The operation of a bicycle or low-speed electric mobility device on behalf of any licensee without the equipment required by this section is a violation of this section and shall create a rebuttable presumption that the licensee has violated this section.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-92, p. 20042; Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21525, § 1)

4-168-080 Identification card – Required.

   (a)   Every licensee shall issue to each bicycle operator an identification card containing at least the following information:

      (1)   The bicycle operator's name;

      (2)   The bicycle operator's identification number or letters that he is required to wear pursuant to Section 4-168-070;

      (3)   The licensee's name, business address, telephone number and bicycle messenger service license number; and

      (4)   The name of the insurance company that has issued the insurance policy required under Section 4-168-040 and the policy number of such policy.

   The identification card must also display a clear photograph of the bicycle operator.

   (b)   No bicycle operator may operate a bicycle on behalf of any licensee without having on his person an identification card meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. Any such person must permit a city employee who has the responsibility to enforce this chapter to examine such card whenever the city employee on the course of his or her duties asks the person to do so. The failure of a bicycle operator to comply with this section shall create a rebuttable presumption that the licensee has violated this section.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-92, p. 20042; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21525, § 1)

4-168-090 License – Suspension or revocation.

   Upon the determination that a person has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder, the commissioner may institute an administrative adjudication proceeding with the department of administrative hearings by forwarding a copy of a notice of violation or a notice of hearing, which has been properly served, to the department of administrative hearings; provided, however, suspension or revocation of a license shall be accordance with the requirements of Chapter 4-4 of the Municipal Code.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-92, p. 20042; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-10-96, p. 24982; Amend Coun. J. 11-12-97, p. 56813; Amend Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66564; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-07, p. 105047, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 107)

4-168-100 Administration authority.

   The commissioner shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary or desirable for the administration of this chapter.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-92, p. 20042; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

4-168-110 Rules and regulations – Enforcement authority.

   The commissioner shall have the authority to administer and enforce this chapter. The department of police shall have the authority to enforce the safety- related provisions of this chapter and all traffic laws, ordinances, rules and regulations as they apply to bicycle messenger operators.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-92, p. 20042; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 7-27-05, p. 53211, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-07, p. 105047, § 11)

4-168-120 Violation – Penalty.

   Any person who violates this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00 for each such violation. However, any person who violates this chapter by engaging in the occupation of providing bicycle messenger services without a license required by this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $1,000.00. Each day that any violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. A second or subsequent violation of this chapter committed within 12 months after a previous violation of this chapter may be punished as a misdemeanor by a fine of up to $500.00, or a period of incarceration not exceeding seven days, or community service, or any combination thereof, pursuant to Section 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code.

(Added Coun. J. 7-29-92, p. 20042; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21525, § 1)

4-168-130 Traffic code violations – Liability and enforcement.

   (a)   The licensee and the licensee's bicycle operator shall be jointly and severally liable for any violation of any applicable provision of the traffic code, including but not limited to parking violations, committed by a bicycle operator whenever such operator is operating a bicycle or low-speed electric mobility device on behalf of the licensee.

   (b)   In addition to any other person authorized by law, the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, the Commissioner of Transportation and the Comptroller, or their designees, are authorized to enforce the traffic code against the licensee and the licensee's bicycle operator.

   (c)   For purposes of this section, "traffic code" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 9-4-030.

(Added Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21525, § 1)