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(A) Any person operating an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle shall have liability insurance coverage for the all-terrain vehicle while operating the all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle within the city. The person operating the all-terrain vehicle shall provide proof of such insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days of such request.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle within the city until the owner has demonstrated proof of insurance to the Police Department and obtained an insurance decal for the current year.
(C) The Police Department will issue a decal for the current year that must be affixed to the all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle in a conspicuous place. The city will charge a fee of $25 for the issuance of the permit.
(Prior Code, § 73.35) (Ord. 1923, passed 11-8-2010; Ord. 1935, passed 11-8-2010) Penalty, see § 73.99
ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES
For purposes of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE. A self-balancing, two-non tandem-wheeled device, designed to transport only one person and containing an electric propulsion system with an average power of 750 watts or one horsepower, whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a propulsion system and while being ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 mph.
(Prior Code, § 73.50) (Ord. 1946, passed 11-14-2011)
(A) An electric personal assistive mobility device may be operated within the city on the streets, alleys, highway, or sidewalk, except that such electric personal assistive mobility devices may not be operated on any transportation improvement project funded by federal grant(s) or initiatives; or where bicycles are prohibited from being operated pursuant to § 73.02.
(B) All electric personal assistive mobility devices must be registered with the Police Department. An application for registration shall be made by the owner in writing to the Police Department on forms furnished by the Police Department. The application shall include the name of the applicant, the applicant’s address, a description of the electric personal assistive mobility device, and any other information as the Police Department may require. The Police Department shall issue a registration certificate for an electric personal assistive mobility device when such device satisfactorily complies with the inspection test provided. The Police Department shall inspect each electric personal assistive mobility device for registration, and shall refuse to issue a registration certificate and number plate for any electric personal assistive mobility device found to be in unsafe mechanical condition. All registration certificates and number plates issued shall be effective as long as the owner owns the electric personal assistive mobility device; provided, the certificates and number plates may be issued for a lesser period of time if requested by the owner, or if the Police Department determines the circumstances warrant a shorter registration period.
(C) The Police Department may provide a registration number plate corresponding to the number appearing on the registration certificate, which number plate shall be attached to the electric personal assistive mobility device under the supervision of the Police Department, and shall remain attached to the electric personal assistive mobility device for as long as the owner owns the device. The records shall be kept by the Police Department reflecting the issuance of registration certificates and date of issuance, to whom issued, the number thereof, a description of the electric personal assistive mobility device, and the manufacturer’s serial number on the device.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an electric personal assistive mobility device upon any street or public way without having a registration number plate issued therefore under the direction of the Police Department displayed upon the frame of such electric personal assistive mobility device to be plainly visible.
(E) It shall be the duty of any person who sells or transfers ownership of any electric personal assistive mobility device to report within five days of the date of sale or transfer such sale or transfer by returning to the Police Department the registration certificate therefor, together with the name and address of the person to whom such electric personal assistive mobility device was sold or transferred. It shall be the duty of a purchaser or transferee of such electric personal assistive mobility device to apply for a new registration within five days of the sale or transfer.
(F) An electric personal assistive mobility device that is registered in another city or jurisdiction and is operated in the city does not have to be registered with the Police Department. The registration certificate and numbered license plates or stickers shall be proof that the device has been properly registered with the agency of jurisdiction where the owner lives.
(Prior Code, § 73.51) (Ord. 1946, passed 11-14-2011) Penalty, see § 73.99
(A) Any person who operates an electric personal assistive mobility device on the streets, alleys, sidewalks, and public ways of the city shall comply with the same provisions as operators of bicycles pursuant to § 73.21.
(B) Any person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device must wear a helmet in compliance with Neb. RS 60-6,278 through 60-6,282.
(C) Every operator shall comply with Neb. RS 60-6,142 in regard to driving on the shoulders of highways.
(D) It shall be unlawful for more than one person to stand, ride, or be carried upon an electric personal assistive mobility device while being operated within the city.
(E) Any person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk or within a sidewalk space shall do so at their own risk.
(F) It shall be unlawful for an electric personal assistive mobility device to be operated on the following streets: 10th Street between U Street and J Street, Q Street, U Street, M Street, D Street, and 7th Street.
(G) It shall be unlawful to operate an electric personal assistive mobility device within the city carelessly or without due caution so as to endanger a person or property.
(H) It shall be unlawful for any person under 16 years of age to operate an electric personal assistive mobility device within the city, except individuals 14 years of age or older may operate an electric personal assistive mobility device.
(I) An electric personal assistive mobility device, its owner, and its operator, shall be entitled to the exemptions as provided for by Neb. RS 60-6,375, as the same presently exists.
(Prior Code, § 73.52) (Ord. 1946, passed 11-14-2011) Penalty, see § 73.99
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