(a) No person shall operate or use a bicycle on any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks, or other public places in the City without first registering the same with the Chief of Police.
(b) The Chief of Police is authorized and directed to register upon written application all bicycles owned and operated within the City. The registration shall entitle the registrant thereof to operate the registered bicycle on all of the streets, alleys, and public highways, bike paths and bike lanes within the City; provided the same is operated in accordance with the rules of traffic provided in this chapter.
(c) The Chief of Police shall provide metallic tags and seal showing the register number stamped thereon. The tag shall be attached to and sealed upon the frame of each bicycle and shall remain at all times so attached during the existence and validity of the registration.
(d) The fee for metallic tags is one dollar ($1.00) payable to the Chief of Police.
(e) The Chief of Police shall also keep a record of the date of registration of each bicycle, the name, address and names of parents in each case of a minor applicant to whom the same is issued, who shall be the owner thereof, and also a record of the make and the manufacturer's number on each bicycle registered.
(f) Any person obtaining title to a bicycle shall register the same before operating upon the streets, alleys, public places, bike paths and bike lanes. Upon the sale or transfer of a bicycle so registered, the registrant shall return to the Chief of Police the registration tag and record covering the bicycle, and the purchaser of the bicycle shall re-register the same as herein provided.
(Ord. 1974-48. Passed 10-21-74.)
(g) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.