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~_ • ~. . •• ~ . CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 64-179 Page 7 (c) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the brake wheel skid on dry level pavement, and in addition said brakes shall conform to Section 337.18 of the Codified Ordinance of the City of North Olmsted. Section 373.24 Duty to Lock Bicycle No bicycle shall remain unlocked when parked or left standing upon any public street, public sidewalk, public ~triveway, public "" playground, public school property, or any other public property. Section 373.25 Impounding of Bicycles (a) Whenever any person operates a bicycle in violation of any section of this code, the bicycle may be seized by any member of the Division of Police and the Chief of Police shall have the authority to impound any bicycle at the Police Station. (b) When any bicycle has been seized and so impounded, notice shall be made forthwith by the officer in charge to the owner of the bicycle or in the event the person be a minor under age of eighteen years such notice shall be made to the parent or guardian of the licensee of the bicycle . Notice shall contain a full explanation of the reason for seizing and im- pounding the bicycle . (c) Any bicycle impounded under the provisions of this Code shall be surrendered to the owner or to the parents or guardian of any minor upon showing sufficient proof of owner- ship of the bicycle, and upon paying an impounding fee of $3.00, but nothing herein shall relieve the offender of any penalty that may be imposed under the general penalty section of this Code. (d) It shall be the duty of the police officer or the person in charge of records to keep in an appropriate book or file the names and addresses of all owners of bicycles impounded, the name and address of the violator if he is not the owner, the license number, and the serial number of the bicycle, together with the nature and circumstances of each violation, as well as the disposition of each case. Section 373.26 Penalties Whoever violates any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars and the court may prohibit such violator from riding a bicycle for a period not to exceed six months. Whoever violates this Ordinance may be punished by having his bicycle impounded for a period not exceeding thirty days.