A. A police officer may take into possession and impound any bicycle being operated or possessed on all streets, roads, highways, alleys, sidewalks or other rights of way upon which the city has the authority to enforce traffic laws and ordinances when the bicycle has not been properly registered. The police department may keep the bicycle impounded until the owner obtains for the bicycle a bicycle registration decal or shows proof of ownership satisfactory to the city and pays all applicable civil fines, as provided for in this section.
B. Within ninety (90) days after such impoundment, if the owner has not registered the bicycle or requested its return upon showing satisfactory proof of ownership, the bicycle shall be considered unclaimed evidence, and the city may retain the bicycle for its use, transfer the bicycle to another governmental entity, donate the bicycle to a charitable organization or sell the bicycle. If the city chooses to sell a bicycle, the city shall advertise the bicycle for sale as it does other unclaimed evidence. The owner may, upon proof of ownership satisfactory to the city, before the time of sale, redeem the bicycle by payment of any civil fines and costs incurred in the impoundment and advertisement for sale of the bicycle.
C. In addition to impoundment as provided for above, a citation may be issued by the police department for failure to properly register a bicycle or for violation of section 6-15-9 of this chapter. The penalty for such violation shall be payment of a fine in the amount of thirty dollars ($30.00). (2010 Code § 21-95.2)