(A) Any person who owns a bicycle or bicycles within the corporate limits of the City of Grayville shall register the bicycle(s) with the Grayville Police Department; said registration shall not be required for any person, business or corporation which has bicycle(s) on its premises for repair or sale.
(B) The registration will be done at the Grayville Police Department, 102 S. Main Street, Grayville, IL 62844, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
(C) The registration fee is one dollar, and shall be due upon registration.
(D) Any person who is a resident of the City of Grayville who is riding, possessing, transporting, or carrying a bicycle shall have a registration sticker/tag, that has been previously issued by the Grayville Police Department affixed to the bicycle, and visible at all times to a police officer or their agent.
(E) When requested by a police officer, or their agent, any person in possession of a bicycle shall provide proof of registration.
(F) Any bicycle with a defaced, missing, or altered registration shall be subject to seizure by the Grayville Police Department.
(G) The owner of any bicycle with a defaced, missing, or altered registration, shall immediately re-register the bicycle with the Grayville Police Department.
(H) After the initial registration, any person who resides within the City of Grayville and assumes ownership of a registered bicycle by purchase, trade or transfer of ownership, shall within ten days, re-register the bicycle with the Grayville Police Department.
(I) All rules and regulations that are applicable in the Illinois Vehicle Code (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 11-1501 through 11-1515) shall be enforced as part of this section.
(J) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section for the first time shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than $50 for each unregistered bicycle. Thereafter, he or she shall be subject to the standard City of Grayville schedule of fines.
(K) Any person who is convicted of a violation of any provision of this section for the third time shall be guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor.
(Ord. 882, passed 11-25-19)