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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EUCLID, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EUCLID, OHIO
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
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371.14 DESTRUCTION OR MUTILATION OF FRAME NUMBERS, TAGS, SEALS OR CARDS.
   No person shall willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the frame number of any bicycle licensed hereunder, or any license plate, seal or registration card issued hereunder.
(Ord. 7201. Passed 4-3-39.)
Penalty - see Sections 307.01, 307.02 and 371.16
371.15 PARENT'S RESPONSIBILITY.
   No parent of any child or guardian of any ward shall authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
Penalty - see Sections 307.01, 307.02 and 371.16
371.16 SUSPENSION OF RIDING PRIVILEGES; IMPOUNDING OF BICYCLES. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 371.16 was repealed by Ordinance No. 144-2020, passed December 7, 2020.)
371.17 HELMETS.
   (a)   No person under the age of fourteen years shall operate a bicycle, skateboard, roller-skates, or in-line skates within the City unless such person is wearing a protective helmet on his or her head, with the chinstrap fastened under the chin. Such helmet shall be fitted to the size of the operator and shall meet or exceed the standards set by ANSI (American National Standards Institute) or SNELL (Snell Memorial Foundation).
   (b)   No person under the age of fourteen years shall be passenger on a bicycle or skateboard unless such person is wearing a protective helmet on his or her head, with the chinstrap fastened under the chin. Such helmet shall be fitted to the size of the operator and shall meet or exceed the standards set by ANSI (American National Standards Institute) or SNELL (Snell Memorial Foundation). This requirement shall also apply to a person who rides upon a bicycle while in a restraining seat, which is attached to the bicycle or in a trailer towed by the bicycle.
   (c)   Upon violation of division (a) and/or (b), the offender shall be issued a written warning with instructional and informational materials concerning the use of protective helmets.
   (d)   The Police Department shall maintain a record of each and every written warning issued pursuant to division (c), including without limitation a record of all repeat offenders.
   (e)   Failure to wear a protective helmet as herein described shall not be considered evidence of either comparative or contributory negligence in any civil suit arising out of any accident in which a person under eighteen years of age is injured, nor shall failure to wear a protective helmet be admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action.
   (f)   The Police Department will maintain an educational posture towards the enforcement of this section in order to provide citizens with safety information concerning the use of protective helmets.
(Ord. 78-2001. Passed 4-16-01; Ord. 144-2020. Passed 12-7-20.)