(a) Whoever violates any provision of this article shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
(b) Any parent of any child under sixteen years of age, or any guardian of any ward under sixteen years of age, who knowingly permits such child or ward to violate any provision of this article, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
(Ord. A-2747. Passed 8-13-74.)
(c) Penalties for Operation of Pocket-Bike or Mini-Bike.
(1) Any violation of Section 373.16 shall constitute the commission of a misdemeanor criminal offense, and any officer of the Police Department of the City or any officer of any other police agency, exercising proper jurisdiction within the corporate limits of the City, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a citation and to charge any such person who commits a violation. Any person convicted of a first offense shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Any person convicted of a second or further offense shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(2) The parent or guardian of any child violating the provisions of Section 373.16, when such child shall not have yet attained the age of eighteen years, shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such minor to violate any provision of Section 373.16. Any such authorization or if such parent or guardian shall knowingly permit such minor to violate the provisions of Section 373.16 shall constitute a criminal violation and shall subject such parent or guardian to the criminal penalties set forth in this subsection. The citing and conviction of any parent or guardian shall not prohibit the citing and conviction of the operator of such pocket-bike or mini-bike.
(Ord. 0-1198. Passed 7-12-05.)
(d) Penalties for Operation of Motorized Bicycle:
(1) Anyone who violates a provision of Section 373.17 shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one-hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
(Ord. 0-1614. Passed 5-28-19.)