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Codified Ordinances of Genoa, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF GENOA, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 1-86
EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF GENOA
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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373.15 ISSUANCE; LICENSE RECORDS TO BE KEPT BY CHIEF OF POLICE.
   A member of the Police Department shall have the authority to issue, upon written application, bicycle licenses and license tags which shall be effective until surrendered as provided in this chapter. The Chief of Police shall keep a record of the issuance of such licenses and license tags, to whom issued, the number thereof, and the number and make of the bicycle frame. The Chief of Police shall keep a record of all fees collected for the issuance of such licenses and license tags.
(Ord. 50-01. Passed 5-21-01.)
373.16 CONTENTS OF TAGS; ATTACHMENT.
   (a)   Every license tag shall have displayed upon it the registration number of the bicycle to which it is issued, and the name of the Municipality.
   (b)   Upon the issuance of a license the licensee shall affix to the bicycle, a proper tag, to be furnished by the Municipality, which he shall cause to be firmly attached to the rear mud guard or frame of the bicycle in such a position as to be plainly visible from the rear. The removal of any such tag by any person except by proper legal authority or upon transfer of ownership shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 10-68. Passed 6-17-68.)
   (c)   Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
373.17 DURATION.
   The bicycle license shall be effective as long as the licensee has ownership of the bicycle.
(Ord. 50-01. Passed 5-21-01.)
373.18 TRANSFER OF TAGS.
   (a)   Upon the sale or transfer of a licensed bicycle the licensee thereof shall remove and surrender to the Chief of Police the attached license tag or may have the Chief assign such tag to another bicycle owned or operated by the licensee, without charge.
(Ord. 10-68. Passed 6-17-68.)
   (b)   Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
373.19 REVOCATION.
   Repetitious or successive violations of this chapter shall be sufficient cause for the complete revocation of the license and license tag.
(Ord. 10-68. Passed 6-17-68.)
373.20 IMPOUNDING OF BICYCLES.
   Whenever any bicycle shall be operated by any minor under the age of eighteen years, in violation of any provision of this chapter, such bicycle may be seized by any member of the Police Department and impounded in the Municipal Building. Such bicycle so impounded shall be surrendered to the parent or guardian of such minor, without charge, after a full explanation, to such parent or guardian, of the reason for the impounding of such bicycle.
(Ord. 10-68. Passed 6-17-68.)
373.21 DEALERS; REPORTS REQUIRED.
   (a)   Every person in the Municipality engaged in the business of buying or selling new or used or secondhand bicycles shall, within seven days thereof, make a report to the Chief of Police of each used bicycle purchased and of each and every bicycle sold by such dealer, giving the name and address of the person from whom purchased or to whom sold, a description of the bicycle by name or make, the frame number, and the license plate, if any, displayed thereon.
   (b)   The Chief of Police is hereby authorized and empowered to furnish bicycle dealers with the necessary and proper printed forms and blanks to carry out the purpose expressed in this chapter.
(Ord. 10-68. Passed 6-17-68.)
   (c)   Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
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