(a) Any person 18 years of age or older who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, for which no penalty is otherwise provided, may be cited by the Police Division. Whoever violates any of such provisions is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(b) (1) Any person under 18 years of age who violates any of the provisions of this chapter will first be issued a warning citation. Notification, by mail, to the parents or guardian of the juvenile will be made by the Police Division, if possible. The notification shall explain the nature of the violation and that subsequent violations must be prevented by the parent or legal guardian.
(2) A second violation by a person under 18 years of age will result in the offender and his or her parent or guardian being summoned to appear at Police Headquarters for a hearing with the Police Division Juvenile Officer or his or her designee.
(3) The outcome of the hearing, if the offense is proven, may result in the impounding of a skateboard by the Police Division for a period not to exceed 90 days. A record of such impounding shall be kept by the Division.
(4) No violation of any of the provisions of this chapter by any person under 18 years of age shall be considered a criminal offense, nor shall the same be made a matter of court record.
(c) Whenever any person under 18 years of age who is operating a skateboard is found by a police officer to be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, in such officer’s presence, such skateboard may be seized immediately by such officer, at his or her discretion, and impounded forthwith and placed in the custody of the Police Division. In such event, a hearing shall be held, as provided in this section, within a reasonable time thereafter, or the owner may voluntarily report to the Police Division Juvenile Officer for the purpose of reviewing the alleged violation. Upon satisfactory review of the alleged violation, the Juvenile Officer or his or her designee may release the skateboard to the parent or guardian without further action.
(Ord. 86-92, passed 10-23-1986)