(A) The owner, if 18 years or older, or the parent or guardian of a minor who is the owner, of a moped, who resides within the city shall have the moped registered with the Police Department within 90 days of the effective date of this chapter or within 30 days after its acquisition if a change of ownership occurs.
(B) These provisions shall apply any time there is a change of ownership, including those instances when the moped has been registered to the previous owner.
(C) Registration shall include the imprinting, stamping, or otherwise placing of a registration number on each moped and the keeping of appropriate records by the Police Department as to identification of the mopeds and their ownership. An initial registration fee of $15 per moped shall be charged when the new owner registers each moped, and thereafter an annual fee of $15 per moped per year shall be charged to the owner for registration.
(D) The Captain of the Connersville Police Department Traffic Division, or his or her designee, shall inspect each moped before registering it and shall refuse to register any moped which is determined by the officer to be in unsafe mechanical condition due to:
(1) Inoperative breaks;
(2) Inoperative headlights or taillights;
(3) Tires with the wear marks exposed;
(4) Non-intact or missing body panels or panels that are improperly secured;
(5) Missing or damaged kickstands; or
(6) Unsecured or improperly secured seats or saddles;
or which is determined by the officer to be a moped that has been altered to the degree that it qualifies as a motorcycle that is required by state law to be registered with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(E) The operator of any moped that does not have a city registration designation pursuant to division (C) above displayed on the moped, or a motorcycle license plate issued by a state Bureau of Motor Vehicles displayed on the moped, may be stopped by a Connersville Police Officer to determine compliance with state laws or this city code.
(Ord. 5248, passed 4-4-11) Penalty, see § 78.99