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)