Morgan Hill Municipal Code Ch. 10.56 Bicycles

A. No person shall ride or operate a bicycle on any sidewalk in the city except as permitted in this section.

B. Juveniles under the age of thirteen years may ride and operate their bicycles upon the sidewalks and crosswalks, except such sidewalks as are in front of stores or buildings used for business purposes. Juvenile bicycle riders on a sidewalk or crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian.

C. Any person may ride or operate a bicycle on sidewalks or crosswalks designated as bicycle paths by the city transportation engineer. Bicycle riders on a sidewalk or crosswalk bicycle path shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian.

(Ord. 1610 N.S. § 2, 2003: Ord. 504 N.S. § A (part), 1979)

All abandoned bicycles and unidentified bicycles remaining in the possession of the chief of police may, at the end of three months, be sold at auction.

(Ord. 504 N.S. § A (part), 1979)

A. No person shall buy, sell, receive, dispose of or conceal any bicycle or bicycle equipment from which the manufacturer's nameplate, serial number or any other distinguishing mark has been removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed.

B. If the serial number of any bicycle is obliterated or defaced, and the possessor has satisfactory proof of ownership, the chief of police is authorized to place a police department serial number thereon.

(Ord. 1610 N.S. § 3, 2003: Ord. 504 N.S. § A (part), 1979)