Borough of Manheim, PA Chapter 88 Bicycle Registration

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Manheim 1-30-1973 by Ord. No. 425 (Ch. 3, Part 1, of the 1992 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 88-1 License required.

All two-wheeled bicycles operated on the streets and alleys of the Borough of Manheim shall be licensed in a manner hereinafter provided in § 88-3.

§ 88-2 Application.

[Amended 12-1-1978 by Ord. No. 461]

Application for a bicycle license and license tag shall be made upon a form provided by the Borough and shall be made to the Police Department or to such persons or places of business that the Mayor so authorizes to act as agents for the sale of bicycle licenses. A license fee of $1 shall be paid to the Borough before each license is granted. Such agents authorized to collect fees for the sale of bicycle licenses shall receive $0.15 for each license issued.

§ 88-3 Issuance of license.

[Amended 12-1-1978 by Ord. No. 461]

A. Upon proper application, the Police Department or an authorized agent designated by the Mayor shall issue a bicycle license which shall be valid for the useful service life of the bicycle.

B. The Police Department and authorized agents shall make an accurate record of each license issued in the manner specified by the Mayor.

C. No license shall be transferred from one bicycle to another. In the event that ownership of a bicycle is transferred, the new owner shall report such transfer to the Police Department and shall pay a license transfer fee of $1.

D. No license shall be issued to any applicant who is not the rightful owner or entitled to the possession of his bicycle.

§ 88-4 License tag.

[Amended 12-1-1978 by Ord. No. 461]

A. The Police Department or authorized agent, upon issuing a bicycle license, shall also issue a license tag bearing such information as specified by the Mayor.

B. The Police Department or authorized agent shall attach the tag to the front of the bicycle on the area where the fork and handlebars are attached.

C. Every holder of a bicycle license shall promptly replace any license tag issued to him which may become lost or disfigured to such an extent as to be illegible. Replacement of license tags shall be in the same manner as provided for in § 88-3 at the cost of $1.

§ 88-5 Enforcement.

A. It shall be the duty of the Police Department to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

B. The parent or guardian of any minor under the age of 18 years shall be responsible for the acts of such minor that result in a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

C. For the first violation by a minor of any of the provisions of this chapter, the Chief of Police shall forward to the parent or guardian of such minor a printed notice of such violation, either by mail or in person, and the parent or guardian of such minor shall not be prosecuted.

D. For the second or subsequent violation by a minor of any of the provisions of this chapter, the parent or guardian shall be notified as provided in Subsection C and may be prosecuted for permitting such violation.

§ 88-6 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 7-14-1992 by Ord. No. 524]

Any person or any parent or guardian who shall permit a minor to violate the provisions of this chapter after receiving notice of a prior violation shall, upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine to the Borough of Manheim of not less than $2 nor more than $600 for each and every offense and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fines and costs, to undergo imprisonment for a period of one day for each dollar of fine that such person is in default thereunder, but such period shall not exceed a total of 30 days.