(A) For purposes of this section, a motorized skateboard or scooter means a device with 2 or more tandem axles and a combination of wheels connected by a platform designed for standing and which is propelled by some type of motor. A motorized skateboard or scooter shall not include the following:
(1) Any police vehicle, fire vehicle, municipal vehicle, special district vehicle or other governmental vehicle driven by an employee in the course of his duties.
(2) Motorized wheelchairs. For the purposes of this section, a motorized wheelchair means any motorized vehicle designed for and used by a person with disabilities.
(3) Electric personal assistance mobility devices, as defined in Section 1-117.7 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/1-100 et seq.).
(B) No person shall use, operate, or be in control of a motorized skateboard or scooter, in or upon any public or private street, parking lot, sidewalk, bike path, or other right-of-way or area open to the public. Use, operation, or control of a motorized skateboard or scooter may be permitted upon private property with the permission of the property owner, or in public or quasi-public areas where signs are posted permitting motorized skateboards or scooters. The absence of such signage is prima facie evidence that use of motorized skateboards or scooters is prohibited.
(C) It shall be unlawful for a parent, legal guardian, or other person to allow or permit an unemancipated minor residing with that parent, legal guardian or other person to violate the provisions of this section. Such parent shall be presumed to have allowed or permitted such a minor to violate this section under the following conditions:
(1) Such minor has been either adjudicated to have violated this section, has been charged with such violation (except if found to be not guilty); has incurred nonjudical sanctions from any peace officer or conservator of the peace resulting from an admission of guilt regarding such violation; and
(2) Such parent or legal guardian has received a written notice by certified mail (return receipt requested) or by personal service, stating that the minor has been involved in a violation of this section.
(D) Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be fined not less than $25, nor more than $750 for each violation hereunder. Each and every violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. C0-04-22, passed 7-19-2004; Am. Ord. C0-04-24, passed 8-2-2004)