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IECESSAXY UqUItI{Elrr ' AND IN ADDITIoN PnovIDING FoR IEN.ILIIES I'oR rEE YIoLATIof,
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6, LICENSII FUEI A fce of flfty cants (9Op) shatl bc chargad for ell liccnac
nrlatee or stickcrs. A fe€ of tventy five ccnts (elf) aUaff be charged for all trens-
fer cardr.
BE IT ORDAIilED BI IE}] MAYOR AND CITY COI]NSIL OT TEE CITY Of MERIDIAN, ANA
C{IU]ilIY, I.DAEO T
I,HEREAS, Ihc Constitutiou of the Statc of Idaho cnpovcrs thG CiticB to Bkc
aad cnforo€ &Ll suoh rocar policc lcgula tions aa arc not in confllct v'r th thc
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WHEBEAS r [hc ]layor and City courcl l alcgirc to Gstablish contrplg and stanalarda
of Ii. caneing anal opcretlng of bicycles ln thc City of llcrldian;
1. DEFINIIIONT Evcry devlcc pf,opelled by hunan porrc r upon nhi, ch any peraoD
Eay rialc r having tso tallallu rdrcc ls, elthGr of yhich is ovcr tvcnty (ZO") lnchcq ln
dianetcr, is hcrcby dcfined 8s a bioycle.
2. EFITCT OF RlEULrttI0 S:
(A) It Ebell be unlsrful for erUr pe:laon to do aay sct forbidden or fa1l io
Frfom aqlr act rquircd herein.
(A) ![trc pr.trts of eqy chtlil 8nd thc guardlsn of a.ny child or werd aha1l not
anthorizo or krorlngly lrroit eny chi Id or vard to rriolate any of the p:eovisJ.onc
of this cbaptcl.
(C) fles. r.aulations applL cable to bicyclco sla11 epply uhencvcr a btcydli
is. operatcal ul)on a4y public tborq.r€hfare or Frblio path rct esidc for the .xc1u-
sivc uB€ of bicyalcs-
L LICINSE REQUIRED: It shall be unlanful for anJr person, to tidc or propc L
& bicyclc on en;r public thoroughfarc, stract, a11cy or hlghuay, utrless such bicycl€
has bccn llceassd and a liccnse plate iB attsohGd thcrcto.
4. APPLICATION: .Utrrlili ceti on for a bicyclc liccnae aJtrd llccnsc platc rhall b.
uadc to tbe Policc D.Isrtnent on tle first aley of Jsauat:r cach year. Provldtng ap-
I;Ii cation cardr, mtal or sticke! Ilccnsc B;Ietc and lagtBtratlon calals.
(l) the PoLlce ltpartnent, ulon recciying propcr epptloation tbcrcforc is
autlorlzcd to lscuG a td cJrclo Lioansc vhlch ghall bc cffcctivc until thc anal of thc
fiscal year.(a) tbc Po1loe Dopartmtrt shsll not lgguc a liccnee for any bicycle uhcn hc
knovs thc .,ppllcant la not thg-otocg- of or entitled to the possession of such bicycl6.(C) Tbe Police Delr.rtueirt shali--kecp a ncord of thr nuubcr of each liccnsct
tlE da,te tssucil, thc raE &rd addrcss of the pcraon to uhon iaeuadl ttre scriol nurabcr
on the fram of tlu bicycle and a trcor{ of aII bicyo}e fces collrctcd.
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.: 7. I-TTACHUMIT OF I,ICENSU PIATE ON STICKEIIi,(l) Eaoh licerec plat. oI stickcr thsll b€ flrly attachcd to thc blcyclo j.n
cueh a posltioD 8.4 to ba plai,n1y vicible and oa fru of the bicycle.
(3) Tb tbllce lclErtDcnt shall iaaua a Lioanae bcering t hs llcGnaa nueber
aesig[cd to ths td.cycte rbi c]r ehall lac]uda tUc naac of thc frni.ci pegty (U.rldb slr) t
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slr.Icnd.a,r year e,nd correapording nulbera etarnlr d therrson in' lerical qrdor'
\78. INS,PECTI0N:. llbe Police Dcpartuetrt sha1l inspcct each bicycle before Ii-
censing the €aEe &nd shat] nefirae I liccnse for any bicycle uhtch he dctcrrinc8 iB
in unsefo ne chsni cal condi.tlon.
9. !iANS'IR oF ovtllE ESHIP r Ulon the EeIe or trsrafcr of a liccnsed bicycle
tha licens€c SIBII surr€ndar t he licenseto thc Police Dapartnent or havc saial
licanse assigncd to a,nothcr bicycle owncd by tbc agplicant.
lO. BENTAI AGEIGIES r A r€ntal agsncy sh.el} not !.Dt ' or offer any bicycle for
tent, ualeBg such bicycJ-c has a llc.nse attectred th.ercto aad hag b€cn p!op€r1J.
IlccnBcd.
1I. REPORT CA S,LES! It slEll. be thc duty of every p.raon vho sc1ls or tlans-
fcra ovncrohip of aqy bicycle to Eport to thc Pollce DcPrtncnt suob aalc or traDs-
fer within tucnty four (24) nours aftcr nlrchasc or tra!.efcr of any such bdcycle.
12,' SEnTaL NUMBIiR, MUTILATION: It ghall be unlavful for any person to ranove t
doetroyl nutilatc, dismntler or alterltra sorlal nueber of any blcycler or of eny
lErt thorcof.
Lr. IJGNSE PIATE 0R S$IICXER, MUTILATIONr It shal1 be unlawful for aay pr-
ion to r€nove 1 destroy, mutllate or altcr aoy licensc plate or stlcker or legistre-
tion ea rrd duriag thc tine the pl,at€, Bticker or cs.rd is in forca, arrd. sha1l be un-
lavful for aqy person to transfc r a liconsc fmn ona (f) bicycle to another.
15. OBEDIENCE tO T.RA}FIC.E CONTIoIJ IEVICES:(l) Any laxaoa oper&ti g s' bicycle slnll oley the inetnrctlons of offici.al
trz,f,fic control Bigrle, signals aod othe! contrrl alerricca &pplicable to vchlclcs un-
Iess othslvisc dir€ctsd by a Police offioer.(B) ilharever anthortzcd signa a.rc ercctcd iEdi c&ting that no right, left o!i{Il trrzrr ie permlttedl it shaU be unlerful for anlr pcrson operatlng a bicJcl. l,o
d:isobay thc alirection of any such sign, ercept yh.r! a, IErson disnounts fron the
bicycle to natc 6uch tur,I ia yhich ovent sucb. 3rcrson she1l then obcy thc n gule-
tion a4pli ceble to pc iiestfiaa.
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L6. RTDTNG ON BICYCLTIS !(A) A lcreon propelling a bicycle shall not rltle
aoe'It and regu]ar s€at sttsched tbcreto.(l) Bergons rlding bicyclee upon I roaalvay Ehall
abreast cxcGpt on paths or parts of roadx"qrs set aside(C) tdhencvcr a usable lath for bicyclca has becn
roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path.
other then estrialc a per!-
not ride nons tban two (2)
fot crcluEive use of such.
provided ad jeccnt to a
17. B.IERCINC fBOI"i ALIEY OR DIIIVEYAY: The opcrator of €! iJtcycle emerglngfron an alIey, drlvewary or building sh:rl1, upon rpproaching a siderralk or the
&idvalk area, ortcnding acro8s any alJ.eyray; Jrield the right-of-Jay to e1l pcdcB-
trians approechi.ng on eaid eidevel.k anil upon entering tha roadvay shal1 ylcld th.riglt-of'vay to all vehj.cles approsching on said roedvay.
'- I8. CIINCI]IG. T0 VIUICI,IIS ! }{o peraon riilin€ ln or upon anJr bioycle Eha].I&ttach such bicycle to a rnoving vehiclc.
19. RIDINO 0N SIDitrriALKSr.I(l) It shell be unl,anfu 1 for *ny persotr to ride a bicycle upon a slal.rralkri thlq a bu.einc ss alistxict.(3) |[ha 6]:ief of Police is authorlzed to crect B lgtca on arDr Eidevalk orroadyBy prohibitiDg the riding of bicycl,es thercon and vhen such eigns arepleced it shall bc unlavful for any person to disobey the samc.
20. IAMPS., R$FIT CTOBS AN! OTEER EQUIPUENT !(l) Every bleyclc vhen in uEe at night-tioc shell be equipped Eith a LaEpon thc frontr _vhidr sh8Ll enit e yhitc light vlBibre fron a distarcc of at Leae.tfive hundred (r00) fcct to th. front.(B) neal .4P,.tl.ctor B.Gquiredl. AlL bicycles sbatl bo 6q[ippc il witb a rcd glassrsflector of d, lesst onc inch (I") in dlalocter, uhich shBll be so atteched tothe rca,r of such bicyclc ag t o be viaablc fron the r.ar.
14. TRAFF IC IAWS A.PILY r LYery !6"son rlding a bicycle sbaLl be ga"anted all
of tha rtghts and cb&Ll be subject to arll of the duties alpllcabl. to thc drivel
of a vchiclc except aa to thosc prcvisions of,lay vhl ch by thrir n8"tur6 caa hav€
no appllc&tion.
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(c)BiAK.E BlraUIRllD :Every bicycle shall bc cqutppad yith a brakr vhich
vill enable thG ope rato" to nak the br:ek3d yheel aklal on & dr?, bvcl clcerr
nre?en nt.
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2I. EAmS ON EAI{DIEDARS: No nElson rhell opcrate a blcycle or @tor-
cycla yitbout kecping at lea8t one (f) h8,nd upon thG handlc ber.
22. 3E{ALTY ! Erccpt as oth.}yiE6 hercin prorldedr it shall bc unlav-ful end prulehable as a miadencenor to violatc sr\y of t&e provlsiona of
thiE ordi!€noc. At\y lEroon rio1etlng enl prorleion of seoti.one, g hal,1 be
gu11ty of a Elsdeueanor and upon the conviction thctcof sbal1 be purrlshcd by
e flc not to exceeil onc hrmtlrctl (tfoO.m; alollarB Bnd cost or ty inprison-
nent in thc City J&il not to crceed ten (10) da1ra or by both euch fine enil
lnprlsonmnt.
na€Eal by the City Counci 1 and approved \r the Mayor of the Clty of
llcri dlanr Ada County, I<laboe tbis J_ day of Dcceubcr r 1964.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY 'lEE }llAYOR AND CITY COUNSIL OF THE CITY OF' MERIDIAN, ADA
COUNTY, IDAHO:
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State of Idaho empowers the Cities to make
and enforce all such local police regulations as are not in conflict with the
gene Nll la.va; a.nd
WHEREAS, The Mauor and City Council desire to establish controls and standards
of li censing and opera.ting of bicycles in the City of Meridian;
1. DEFINITION: Every device propelled by human power upon which any person
may ride, having two tandem-wheels, either of which is over twenty (2011) incheli! in
diameter, i6 hereby defined as a bicyc~e.
2. EFl!'ECT Oli' RillULJ~TIONS:
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(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to
perform any act required herein.
(B) The parents: of any child and the guardian of any child or ward shall not
authorize or knowingly permit any child or ward to violate any of the p:T_ovisions
of this chapter.
(c)
Tkese regulations ap_plicable to bicycles sball apply whenever a bicycle
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is_ operated upon any public thoroughfare or publio path set aside for the exolu-
sive use of bicycles".
3-. LIC!!;NSE REQUIRED: It shall be unlawful for any person, to ride or propel
~bicycle on any public thoroughfare, street, alley or highway, unless such bicycle
has been licensed and a license plate is attached thereto.
4-. APPLICATION: Alppilication for &. bicycle license and license plate shall be
made to the Police Depa.rtment on the first day of January each year. Providing ap-
plication cards, metal or sticker license plate and registration cards.
5. ISSUANCE:
(A) The Police Department, upon receiving proper application therefore is
authorized to issue a bicycle license which shall be effective until the end of the
fiscal yeu.
(B) The Police Department ahall not issue a license for any bicycle when he
knows the applicant is not t~w.ne,r~~'?f or entitled to the posseSSion of su~ bicycle.
(C) The Police Department shall 'keep a record of the number of each license,
the da,te issued, the mire and a.ddress of the person to whom issued, the serial number
on the frame of the bicycle and a record of all bicycle fees collected.
6. LICENSE FEE: A. fee of fifty cents (50t) shall be charged for all license
plates or stickers. A fee of twenty five cents (.25;) shaJ.l be charged for all trans-
far cards.
1 ~ ATTACHMENT Q]!' LICENSK PIATE OB. STICKERh
(A) Each license plate or sticker shall be firmly a,ttached to the bicycle in
such a position as to be plainly visible and on frame of the bicycle.
(:a) The police Department shall iS5ue a license beSlI'ing t he license number
assigned to the bicycle which shall include the name of the Municipality (Merid:laan),
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GMendaor year and corresponding numbe:rs stamfed thereon in numerical order..
8.. INSPECTIOlh, The Police Department shall inspect ea.ch bicycle before li-
censing the same and sha~l :refuse a liaenae for any bicycle which he deteminea is
in unsa~e mechanical condition.
9.' TRANSF'ER OF OIJNEffiHIP; Upon the sale or transfer of a licensed bicycle
the licensee shall surrender t he license t 0 the Police Department- or have said
license assigned to another bicycle owned by the aR-plicant..
10. RENTAL AGENGIES: A, rentml agency shall not rent, or offer any bicycle for
rent, unless such bicycle has a license attached thereto and has been properly
licensed.
11. REPORT CF SALES:; It shall be the duty of every person who sells or trana-
fera ownership of any bicycle to :report to the Police Department such sale or trans-
fer within twenty four (24) hours after purchase or transfer of any such bicycle.
12. SERIAL NUMBER, MUTILATION: It shall be unlawful for. any person to remove,
destroy, mutilate, dismantle, or alterihe serial number of any bicycle, or of any
part thereof.
13. LICENSE PLATE OH STICKER, MUTILATION: It sha,ll be unlawful for any per-
$on to remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any license plate or sticker or registra-
tion card during the time the pIa. te, sticker or card is in force, and shall be un-
lawful for any person to transfer a license from one (1) bicycle to another.
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i4. TRAFFIC LAWS APFL'l: .I:!.'Very person riding abicyclesha:ll be granted all
of the rights and shall be subject to alll of the duties applicable to the driver
of a vehicle except as to those provisions of, law whi ch by th@ir nature can have
no applica.tion.
15. OBEDIENCE 'ro TlliU'E'ICE CONTROL DEVICES:
(A) Any pers.on operating a bicycle sha;J.l obey the instructions of official
traffic control signa, signals and other control devices applicable to vehicles un-
less otherwise directed by ai Police Officer.
(B) Wherever authorized signs are erected indica:ting that no right, left or
"W' turn is permitted, it ahall be unlaW'ful for any person opera-ting a bicycle to
disobey the direction of Silly such sign, except where a person dismounts from the
bicycle to make such turn in which event such ~rson shall then obey the regula-
tion a:pplicable to ped.estrians:.'
16. HIDING ON BICYCL8S:
(A) k person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than astride a perm..
anent and regular seat attached thereto..
(B) . Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2)
abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for excluSive use of such..
(C) Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a
roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path.
11. il'lERCING .F'ROH ALLEY OIl. DmVEWAY: The opera tor of a bicycle emerging
from an alley, drivew%, or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the
~idwalk area, extending across any alleyway, yield the right-of~way to all pedes-
trians approaching on said sidewalk and upon entering the roadway Shall yield the
right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
18. CLINGING TO VEHICLES: No person riding in or upon any bicycle shall
attach such bicycle to a moving vehicle.
19. RIDING ON SIDBVJALKS:.
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(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk
wi thin a business district.
(B) The Chief of Police is authori~ed to erect signs on any sidewalk or
roadway prohi bi ting the riding of bicycles thereon and when such signs are
~aced it shall be unlawful for any person to disobey the same.
20. LAMPS" REFlECTORS .AND m'HER EQUIPl"lENT:
(A) Every bicycl@ when in use at night-time shall be equipped with a: lamp
on the front, which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least
five hundred (500) feet to the front.
(B) Red Reflector Requiredt All bicycles shall be equipped wi tha red glass
reflector of at least one inch (I") in diameter, which shall be so attached to
the re&r of such bicycle as t 0 be visable from the .rE!ar.
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(c) BRAKE REQUIRED: Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which
will enable the operator to make the braked wheel skid on a dry, level cll9an
pavement.
21. HANDS ON HAlWLEBARS: No person shall operate a bicycle or motor-
cycle without keeping at least one (1) hand upon the handle bar.
22. PENALTY: Ezcept as otherwise herein provided, it shall be unlaw-
ful and punishable as a misdemeanor to violate any of the provisions of
this ordinanoe. Any person violating an;y provision 01' seotions, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon the conviction thereof. shall be punished by
a fille not to exceed one hundred ($100.00) dollars and cost 01" by imprfson-
ment in the City Jail not to exceed ten (10) days or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Passed by the City Counoi 1 and approved by the Hewor of the City of
Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, this 7 day of December, 1964.
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