LICENSING REGULATIONS

§ 73.15 LICENSE REQUIRED.

   No person who resides within the city shall ride, propel or otherwise operate any bicycle on any street, road, highway or other public property within the jurisdiction of the city, unless such bicycle is licensed in accordance with this chapter.

('81 Code, § 10.40.030) Penalty, see § 73.99

Statutory reference:

   Authority to license, see Cal. Veh. Code §§ 21206

   State regulations on registering and licensing, see Cal. Veh. Code §§ 3900 et seq.

§ 73.16 APPLICATION; FEE.

   (A)   Application for a bicycle license and license plate shall be made upon a form provided by the city and shall be presented to the Chief of Police. An annual license fee of $1 for each new license shall be paid to the city before each license is issued.

   (B)   The fee for any bicycle license shall be $2 for new licenses, $1 for a transferred license, $1 for a replacement license, and $1 for a renewal license.

('81 Code, § 10.40.040)

§ 73.17 INSPECTION REQUIRED.

   The Chief of Police shall inspect each bicycle before licensing it and shall refuse a license for any bicycle which he determines to be in unsafe mechanical condition.

('81 Code, § 10.40.050)

§ 73.18 ISSUANCE NOT REQUIRED WHEN DOUBT OF OWNERSHIP EXISTS.

   The Chief of Police shall not issue a license for any bicycle when he knows or has reason to believe that the applicant is not the owner of, or entitled to the possession of, such bicycle.

('81 Code, § 10.40.060)