[Adopted 12-17-2002 by L.L. No. 5-2003 (Ch. 221, Art. III,
of the 1985 Code)]
B.
This Legislature
further finds and determines that more effective implementation and
enforcement of that law will require greater public knowledge and
awareness as to the impact of the restrictions on where motorized
scooters can be used and operated.
C.
Therefore,
the purpose of this article is to require notification to prospective
purchasers of motorized scooters as to the operational restrictions
at the time of purchase.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A skateboard or like device with two or more wheels and an
upright steering mechanism attached to the front wheel or wheels,
upon which a person or persons may ride propelled by other than muscular
power, except that it shall not include an electrically driven mobility
assistance device or wheelchair as those devices are defined in § 130-a
of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, nor shall it include any
low-speed vehicle as such is defined in § 121-f of the New
York Vehicle and Traffic Law.
An individual, corporation, unincorporated association, proprietorship,
firm, partnership, joint venture, joint-stock association, or other
entity or business organization of any kind.
Any person who sells or offers for sale a motorized scooter to any person within the County of Suffolk for compensation shall disclose, in writing, the restrictions set forth in Article II, Motorized Scooters, of this chapter by conspicuously posting a statement of these restrictions at each point of sale (all capital letters not less than two inches in height on a contrasting background) and by providing a written copy of such restrictions to each such person who actually purchases a motorized scooter.
This article shall apply to all actions occurring on or after
the effective date of this article.