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Elyria, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE ONE - Administration
TITLE THREE - Streets and Traffic Control Devices
TITLE FIVE - Vehicles
TITLE SEVEN - Parking
TITLE NINE - Pedestrians, Bicycles and Motorcycles
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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373.18 BICYCLES TAKEN OUT OF OPERATION. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 373.18 was repealed by Ordinance No. 2018-176, passed November 5, 2018.)
373.19 REMOVING, DESTROYING SERIAL NUMBERS OR LICENSE TAGS.
   No person shall willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the number on any bicycle frame, and no person shall remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any license tag or registration card during the time in which such license tag or registration card is operative.
   However, if any bicycle does not have a serial number stamped on the frame or if such number is illegible, then the Safety-Service Director shall stamp an identification number on the frame of the bicycle.
(R.O. 1946, C. 6, Sec. 9.)
373.20 LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF TAGS OR CARDS.
   In case of loss or destruction of a license tag or registration card, a duplicate tag or registration card shall be issued for a fee hereinafter set forth, to the registered owner, provided such owner gives satisfactory proof of same either by affidavit or otherwise to the Safety-Service Director, or his authorized representative.
(R.O. 1946, C. 6, Sec. 10.)
373.21 IMPOUNDING OF BICYCLES WITHOUT TAGS OR SERIAL NUMBERS. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 373.21 was repealed by Ordinance No. 2018-176, passed November 5, 2018.)
373.22 POLICE TO TAKE POSSESSION. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 373.22 was repealed by Ordinance No. 2018-176, passed November 5, 2018.)
373.23 DUTY OF POLICE OFFICERS OBSERVING VIOLATIONS. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 373.23 was repealed by Ordinance No. 2018-176, passed November 5, 2018.)
373.24 OPERATION OF MOTORIZED BICYCLES.
   (a)   No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, unless all of the following conditions are met:
      (1)   The person is 14 or 15 years of age and holds a valid probationary motorized bicycle license issued after the person has passed the test provided for in this section, or the person is 16 years of age or older and holds either a valid commercial driver's license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4506 or a driver's license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507 or a valid motorized bicycle license issued after the person has passed the test provided for in this section, except that if a person is 16 years of age, has a valid probationary motorized bicycle license and desires a motorized bicycle license, the person is not required to comply with the testing requirements provided for in this section.
      (2)   The motorized bicycle is equipped in accordance with the rules adopted under division (b) of this section and is in proper working order.
      (3)   The person, if under 18 years of age, is wearing a protective helmet on the person's head with the chin strap properly fastened and the motorized bicycle is equipped with a rearview mirror.
      (4)   The person operates the motorized bicycle when practicable within three feet of the right edge of the roadway obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles.
   (b)   The Director of Public Safety, subject to Ohio R.C. Chapter 119, shall adopt and promulgate rules concerning protective helmets, the equipment of motorized bicycles, and the testing and qualifications of persons who do not hold a valid driver's or commercial driver's license. The test shall be as near as practicable to the examination required for a motorcycle operator's endorsement under Ohio R.C. 4507.11. The test shall also require the operator to give an actual demonstration of the operator's ability to operate and control a motorized bicycle by driving one under the supervision of an examining officer.
   (c)   Every motorized bicycle license expires on the birthday of the applicant in the fourth or eighth year after the date it is issued, based on the period of renewal requested by the applicant. No motorized bicycle license shall be issued for a period longer than eight years. A person who is 65 years of age or older may only apply for a motorized bicycle license that expires on the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year after the date it is issued.
   (d)   No person operating a motorized bicycle shall carry another person upon the motorized bicycle.
   (e)   The protective helmet and rearview mirror required by division (a)(3) of this section shall, on and after January 1, 1985, conform with rules adopted by the Director under division (b) of this section.
(ORC 4511.521)
Statutory reference:
   Suspension of probationary motorized bicycle license by the State, see Ohio R.C. 4510.34
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