Chapter 10.44 — BICYCLES

• A. No person shall operate or permit to be operated on any street within the City any bicycle propelled solely or in part by muscular power, unless such bicycle shall first have been registered and licensed as provided in this chapter.

• B. No person shall operate or permit to be operated on any street within the City any motorized bicycle. as described under Section 406 of the California Vehicle Code, unless such motorized bicycle shall first have been registered and licensed as provided in this chapter.

• (Prior code § 7-1)

• A. Any person desiring to register a bicycle shall make application thereof in writing to the Sheriff of the County, upon forms provided for the purpose of registration. Such forms shall show the name and address of the applicant, a description of the bicycle or motorized bicycle to be registered, including the name, serial number and color thereof, together with such other information or description as may be required. Any bicycle or motorized bicycle not having a serial number shall have a permanent registration number dye stamped onto its frame, as described in subsection B of this section.

• B. Upon receipt of any such application. said Sheriff shall register said bicycle or motorized bicycle with a permanent registration number which shall correspond with the license number issued.

• C. When a bicycle or motorized bicycle is so registered, a copy of the registration certificate and a license shall be issued to the applicant. A second copy of the registration certificate shall be kept by the Sheriff.

• (Prior code § 7-2)

A license plate which shall be in the form of a State decal shall be attached to the frame of the bicycle or motorized bicycle on the frame tube directly under the seat of said bicycle or motorized bicycle. It is unlawful for any person to remove, mutilate, deface or destroy such license decal or to transfer any such license decal to any bicycle or motorized bicycle for which the same was not issued.

(Prior code § 7-3)

It shall be the duty of any person residing within the City who sells or transfers ownership of any such bicycle or motorized bicycle, to report such sale or transfer by returning to said Sheriff the copy of the registration certificate issued to that person as license thereof, together with the name and address of the person to whom such bicycle or motorized bicycle was sold or transferred and such report shall be made within five days of such date of such sale or transfer. It shall be the duty of the purchaser or transferee of such bicycle or motorized bicycle to apply for a registration certificate and license decal within five days of the date of such sale or transfer. It is unlawful for any person to refuse, fail or neglect to conform to any provision of this section. (Prior code § 7-4)

If the license decal is lost, stolen or mutilated, the person owning such bicycle or motorized bicycle, shall make application to re-register such bicycle or motorized bicycle within 10 days of the loss. The previous registration shall be canceled and the bicycle or motorized bicycle shall be re-registered as in the same manner as in Section 10.44.020 of this chapter. (Prior code § 7-5)

Bicycle and motorized bicycle registrations shall be renewed as of January 1st of the third year following the year it was first registered, to begin January 1, 1979. Renewal of a bicycle or motorized bicycle license shall be indicated by a supplementary adhesive device affixed parallel to and above or below the license decal with the expiration date shown. The above renewal procedure is set forth under Section 39001 of the California Vehicle Code. (Prior code § 7-6)

• A. At the time a bicycle or motorized bicycle is first registered and licensed a fee not to exceed two dollars per year or any portion thereof shall be charged.

• B. For each transfer of registration certificate issued, a fee not to exceed one dollar shall be charged.

• C. For replacement of a bicycle or motorized bicycle license or registration certificate, a fee not to exceed one dollar shall be charged.

• D. For each bicycle or motorized bicycle license renewal, a fee not to exceed one dollar per year shall be charged.

• (Prior code § 7-7)

Each bicycle or motorized bicycle retailer and each bicycle or motorized bicycle dealer shall supply to each purchaser a registration certificate and license decal at the time of purchase. The registration certificate and license decal shall be obtained from the City. All fees obtained by the City from the above retailers and dealers shall be applied to the City school safety program or for the maintenance of the bike paths or lanes within the City. (Prior code § 7-8)

Failure to comply with any section of this chapter shall carry a fine not to exceed five dollars per occurrence.

(Prior code § 7-9)