(a) Enforcement. The County Police Department must enforce the requirements of this Chapter. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Police may enforce the requirements of this Chapter on Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission property.
(b) Penalty. Any violation of this Chapter is a class C violation.
(c) Waiver.
(1) The fine for a person's first violation of a bicycle helmet requirement of this Chapter must be waived if:
(A) the person charged:
(i) is a minor; and
(ii) produces proof that the person has obtained a bicycle helmet for the person's use; or
(B) the person charged:
(i) is the parent or guardian of a minor; and
(ii) produces proof that the person has obtained a bicycle helmet for use by that minor.
(2) The citation for a person's first violation of a bicycle registration requirement of this Chapter must be rescinded if the person charged produces proof within 15 days after the citation is issued that the bicycle has been registered.
(d) Impoundment.
(1) The County Police Department and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Police may impound any unregistered bicycle that is provided for rent until the bicycle is properly registered. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Police may dispose of an unregistered bicycle that is provided for rent under Commission regulations.
(2) The County police must give an impounding receipt to the owner or operator of the unregistered bicycle that is provided for rent. If an unregistered bicycle provided for rent is impounded, the County police must hold an unregistered bicycle provided for rent until it is:
(A) registered;
(B) donated to a non-profit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in the discretion of the Chief Administrative Officer if reasonable attempts to locate the owner are unsuccessful; or
(C) disposed of in the manner provided for abandoned motor vehicles under Section 31-63. (CY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 2020 L.M.C., ch. 10, §1.)
Note-Formerly, § 7-13.