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5-5-1: - DEFINITIONS:#
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the below stated meanings:
CYCLE: A device upon which any person may ride propelled by human power through a belt, chain or gears and having one or more wheels in tandem or other arrangement. Cycles with wheels of at least twenty inches (20") in diameter and frame size of at least fourteen inches (14") shall be mandatorily subject to this chapter. Other cycles may be registered by the owner at his option.
CYCLE DEALER: Any person engaged in buying, selling, bartering and exchanging cycles, whether dealing exclusively in cycles or in conjunction with other wares, goods and merchandise.
SALE: All transactions wherein ownership of a cycle is transferred from one person to another whether by sale, exchange, gift or other means.
(1985 Code § 5-1-1)
5-5-2: - RECORD OF SALES BY DEALER:#
All cycle dealers shall make and maintain a record of all sales of cycles within the limits of the city, containing the following information: A.
The name and address of the cycle dealer.
B.
The name and address of the purchaser.
C.
The serial or frame number, brand name, model, number of speeds, frame size, wheel size, color, whether new or used, whether a man's or woman's make and such other descriptive items as will assist in identifying the cycle.
D.
Additionally, the record shall include the coded NCIC agency identifier number of the area in which the cycle was sold and the registration number.
(1985 Code § 5-1-2)
5-5-3: - COMPLETION AND DELIVERY OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE:#
A.
Required: All cycle dealers at the time of sale of a cycle shall complete a cycle registration certificate in triplicate. The certificate of registration shall bear the information required by section 5-5-2 of this chapter and such other information for which provision is made upon the registration form and shall bear the signature of the dealer and date of issuance.
B.
Distribution: The dealer shall deliver a copy of said registration certificate to the buyer, shall retain a copy for the dealer's files and shall, within thirty (30) days of the sale, furnish the original certificate of registration to the office of the city recorder.
C.
Forms: The dealer shall acquire registration certificate forms from the city bearing the requisite NCIC agency identifier numbers and registration numbers, together with the described registration insignia provided in section 5-5-4 of this chapter.
(1985 Code § 5-1-3)
5-5-4: - INSIGNIA ATTACHED:#
All cycle dealers shall at the time of sale of a cycle attach to the down tube of the frame of the cycle a registration insignia provided to the dealer by the city for that purpose. Said registration insignia shall bear the applicable NCIC agency identifier number and the registration number of the cycle. Said numbers shall coincide with the numbers appearing upon the registration certificate required by this chapter.
(1985 Code § 5-1-4)
5-5-5: - SALES OTHER THAN BY DEALERS:#
In the event that an owner acquires a cycle other than through a sale to him by a cycle dealer, he shall make application with the office of the city recorder in person, by mail or otherwise for registration certificates and registration insignia. Upon receipt thereof, the buyer shall complete said registration form and file the original thereof with the office of the city recorder. He shall thereupon attach the registration insignia to the down tube of the frame of the cycle in the same manner as above required of cycle dealers.
(1985 Code § 5-1-5)
5-5-6: - PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED OWNERS:#
In the event that the sale of a cycle involves a cycle previously registered and bearing a registration insignia, the dealer or buyer, whichever is applicable, shall in addition to all other reporting and recording, make a record of the former number and make a report of the former insignia number to the city recorder's office at the time that the registration certificate involving the sale is filed.
(1985 Code § 5-1-6)
5-5-7: - CYCLES BEARING NO SERIAL OR FRAME NUMBER:#
No cycle dealer shall sell or deliver a cycle which does not bear a serial number on its frame. Whenever the cycle has no serial number or frame number, the dealer shall stamp or have stamped on the frame the registration number that is to be issued for that cycle, the year in which the license was issued or year of expiration of license, and the NCIC agency identifier number of the political subdivision regulating the dealer.
(1985 Code § 5-1-7)
5-5-8: - CURRENTLY OWNED CYCLES NOT REGISTERED:#
All persons owning cycles which have not been registered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or of any other predecessor ordinance permitting or requiring registration may apply to the office of the city recorder for registration forms and registration insignia, complete the registration certificate, file it with the office of the city recorder and attach the applicable registration insignia to the cycle as above provided for dealers.
(1985 Code § 5-1-8)
5-5-9: - MUTILATION, ALTERATION OR REMOVAL OF INSIGNIA:#
No person shall wilfully or maliciously destroy or alter the serial or frame number of any cycle, or the registration insignia attached to any cycle while the same is valid.
(1985 Code § 5-1-9)
5-5-10: - PENALTY:#
Any person violating, causing or permitting violation of any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction, shall be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code.
(1985 Code § 5-1-10; amd. 2001 Code)