Sec. 5-25.  Registration; license. 

 

(a)  It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or use a gas- or electric-powered scooter on the sidewalks of the city, without first registering the same with the city clerk. 

 

(b)  The clerk or his or her authorized designee shall, upon written application, register a gas- or electric-powered scooter for two (2) calendar years.  All registrations shall cease on the thirtieth (30th) day of April of each even numbered year after their entry, and registration shall entitle the registrant to operate the gas- or electric-powered scooter for which the same is issued as provided by law.  Only gas- or electric-powered scooters with a maximum speed not exceeding 20 miles per hour, as determined by the manufacturer, may be registered.

 

(c)  The fee for such registration is set forth in Section 2-5 of this Code.  The fee for replacement of lost or destroyed registrations is set forth in Section 2-5 of this Code.  All such registration fees shall be paid into the treasury.

 

(d)  The city clerk or his or her authorized designee shall provide licenses, having registered numbers thereon in numerical order and indicating the year for which the same is issued and the words "Norfolk Scooter License".  Said license shall be affixed to the frame or fender of each gas- or electric-powered scooter.  The city clerk or his or her authorized designee shall maintain a record of the date of issue of each registration, to whom made, the number thereon, the make, kind, serial number and manufacturer’s maximum rated speed of the scooter.

 

(e)  It shall be a violation of this section to provide false information when registering and/or licensing a gas- or electric-powered scooter.

 

(f)  A registration and/or license that is issued based upon false or inaccurate information is void.  

 

Source: Ord. No. 4761, § 1, 11-15-04; Ord. No. 5135, § 4, 9-7-10