(A) The Police Department is hereby authorized and directed to issue bicycle certificates of title which shall be good until revoked. Such certificates, when issued, shall entitle the holder thereof to operate such bicycle for which the certificate was issued upon the streets, alleys, or public highways of the city, exclusive of the sidewalks, except as hereinafter provided.The Police Department may issue a bicycle certificate of title for a bicycle when so requested by the owner. The Police Department shall charge a fee for issuing a certificate as established by resolution of the City Council.

(B) The Chief of Police may issue to each bicycle dealer certificate of title forms which shall be executed in duplicate at time of sale of each bicycle, the original thereof which shall be delivered to the purchaser, the duplicate forwarded within 24 hours to the Chief of Police. The certificate of title form shall include such information as the make and model of the bicycle sold, the color thereof, the frame number, date of sale, name and address of purchaser, and such other information as the Chief of Police may direct. There will be no fee for the issuance of such certificate. (C) The purchaser shall promptly take the certificate to the Police Department which shall issue a number therefor, and will cause the identical number to be stamped upon the underside of the sprocket of the bicycle. The Police Department will maintain a record of the bicycle by name and address of certificate holder, together with complete description of the bicycle and any other information which might serve to promptly identify the bicycle.

(Ord. 558, passed 12-22-65)