CHAPTER 6. BICYCLES Article 6-1. Licenses - City of Orem

City of Orem BICYCLES §6-1-1
CHAPTER 6. BICYCLES
Article 6-1.
Article 6-2.
Article 6-3.
Article 6-4.
Article 6-1.
Licenses
Traffic Laws
Cycle Dealers
Penalties
Licenses
6-1-1. Application for and issuance of licenses.
6-1-2. Unlawful to tamper with license or serial
number.
6-1-3. Unlawful to sell without serial number.
6-1-4. Record of Licenses.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
6-1-4. Record of Licenses.
The City shall keep records of all information
acquired pursuant to the sale of licenses and registration
of bicycles.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
6-1-1. Application for and issuance of licenses.
A. Application for a bicycle license shall be made
to the City or a dealer upon a form provided by the
City. A license fee of such sum as the City Council
shall establish by resolution shall be paid at the time the
license is issued.
B. Licenses issued under this section shall be
valid for the period of time for which the applicant
owns the bicycle.
C. No license shall be issued when the City has
knowledge or reasonable grounds to believe that the
applicant is not the owner of or entitled to the
possession of the bicycle.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
6-1-2. Unlawful to tamper with license or serial
number.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove
or alter in any manner a manufacturer, frame, serial, or
license number on a cycle without the express
permission of the Director of the Department of Public
Safety.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a
cycle which has had the manufacturer, frame, serial, or
license number removed or altered in any way, except
when the Director of Public Safety has given express
permission for such removal or alteration.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
6-1-3. Unlawful to sell without serial number.
It shall be unlawful, except as hereinafter provided,
for any dealer to sell any cycle which does not have a
manufacturer, frame, serial, or license number on its
frame. Where a cycle has no such numbers, or where
such numbers are illegible, in order to lawfully sell the
cycle the dealer shall permanently stamp or have
stamped on the frame the number of the license to be
issued for that cycle.
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§6-2-1 BICYCLES City of Orem
Article 6-2.
Traffic Laws
6-2-1. Traffic laws applicable.
6-2-1. Traffic laws applicable.
The laws pertaining to bicycles which are set forth
in the Utah Code and which are approved and adopted
as part of the Traffic Code of the City of Orem, are
hereby approved, adopted, and incorporated herein and
shall be applicable to all persons riding bicycles within
the City. By this reference, these provisions are made a
part of the Orem City Code as fully as if set out at
length herein, and they shall be controlling within the
limits of the City. However, this section is not intended
and does not purport to grant unto the City any powers
or jurisdiction not specifically or impliedly granted by
law.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
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City of Orem BICYCLES §6-3-1
Article 6-3.
Cycle Dealers
6-3-1. Definition.
6-3-2. Records, dealer licensing.
6-3-3. Inspection of Records.
6-3-1. Definition.
A. As used in this Chapter, "cycle" shall mean 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 one or more wheels of at least twenty (20)
inches in diameter and frame size of at least fourteen
(14) inches shall be subject to this Article. Cycles with
their largest wheel size less than twenty (20) inches in
diameter and with a frame size less than fourteen (14)
inches shall be exempt from this Article, but these or
any other cycles exempt from this Article may be
licensed by their owners upon request.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
B. As used in this Chapter, "dealer" shall mean
any merchant or retailer who sells cycles in the City,
and all employees or agents of such merchant or
retailer.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
6-3-2. Records, dealer licensing.
A. All dealers shall, immediately upon the sale of
any cycle complete a bicycle registration form.
Registration forms shall include the following
information:
1. The name, address, and telephone number
of the retailer.
2. The year, make, and model of the cycle.
3. A general description of the cycle.
4. The name, address, and telephone number
of the purchaser.
5. Notice to the customer of the procedure to
obtain a City of Orem bicycle license.
B. All registration forms shall be sent to the
Department of Public Safety by the dealer within thirty
(30) days of the date of sale.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
6-3-3. Inspection of Records.
All dealers shall be required to show to any police
officer of this City, upon request, any registration form
filled out pursuant to this Chapter, provided such
request is made during normal business hours.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
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§6-4-1 BICYCLES City of Orem
Article 6-4.
Penalties
6-4-1. Violations.
6-4-2. Severability.
6-4-1. Violations.
A violation of this Chapter shall be a class B
misdemeanor as defined in the Utah Code Annotated,
1953, as amended.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
6-4-2. Severability.
If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of
this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect the other provisions or applications of this
Chapter which can be given effect independent from the
invalid provision or application, and to this extent the
provisions of this Chapter are hereby declared to be
severable.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/90)
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