§ 7-12. Impounding of bicycles.

(a)

Whenever any person operates a bicycle in violation of any section of this Code, the bicycle may be seized by any member of the police department of the city and the chief of police shall have the authority to impound any bicycle at the police station.

(b)

When any bicycle has been seized and so impounded, a written notice or personal service shall be made forthwith by the officer in charge to the owner of the bicycle or in the event the person be a minor under the age of seventeen (17) years such notice shall be made to the parent or guardian of the licensee of the bicycle. Such notice shall contain a full explanation of the reason for seizing and impounding the bicycle.

(c)

Any bicycle impounded under the provisions of this Code shall be surrendered to the owner or to the parents or guardian of any minor showing sufficient proof of ownership of the bicycle; but nothing herein shall relieve the offender of any penalty that may be imposed under the general penalty section of this Code, section 1-5.

(d)

It shall be the duty of the police officer or the person in charge of police records to keep in an appropriate book or file the names and addresses of all owners of bicycles impounded, the name and address of the violator if he is not the owner, the license number, and the serial number of the bicycle, together with the nature and circumstances of each violation, as well as the disposition of each case.

(Ord. No. 68-13, 9-3-1968)

Amendment note— Ord. No. 68-13 amended this Code to add § 7-12.