§ 78.35  LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF PLATE OR STICKER.
   (A)   The licensee shall report immediately to Chief of Police the loss or destruction of the license plate or sticker of the licensee and the circumstances surrounding the loss or destruction thereof. With the approval of the Chief of Police a duplicate license plate or sticker will be issued upon payment of a fee of $5.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person willfully or maliciously to remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter the serial number of any moped licensed hereunder; or to remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter any registration is in force.  The Chief of Police is authorized to stamp numbers on the frame of the moped in a legible manner for identification purposes upon which no serial number can be found or upon which the serial number is illegible or insufficient for identification purposes.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any person residing in the city or any dealer in mopeds operating in the city to purchase, receive in trade, or otherwise acquire any moped from which the serial number on the frame has been removed, destroyed, mutilated, or altered without first reporting the same to the Chief of Police.
(Ord. CO-86-12, passed 8-11-86)