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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 14 of 2018
(Bicycle Licensing Required)
An ordinance amending Sections 5.18.030, 5.18.040, 5.18.060, 12.80.010,
12.80.020, 12.80.030, 12.80.180, and 12.80.190 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to
the registration of bicycles sold in Salt Lake City.
WHEREAS, the licensing of bicycles in Salt Lake City allows the Salt Lake City
Police Department to identify lost and stolen bicycles and return them to their rightful
owners;
WHEREAS, the current bicycle licensure and registration ordinances are
cumbersome and antiquated and discourage the licensure of bicycles in Salt Lake City;
WHEREAS, the amendments to the ordinances that govern bicycle licensure will
streamline and facilitate the licensure of bicycles;
WHEREAS, the increased number of licensed bicycles will facilitate crime
fighting efforts by the Salt Lake City Police Department and the return of bicycles to
their rightful owners;
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 5.18.030 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended as follows:
5.18.030: Bicycle Licensing Required:
It is unlawful for any bicycle dealer to fail to license any used or new bicycle sold,
bartered, given away, exchanged or repaired by such dealer. The licensing shall be
completed as follows:
A. Licensing shall be required of all bicycles sold in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake City
Police Department will facilitate licensing through a bicycle licensing link on its website
at www.slcpd.com. Licensing will require the following information:
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1. Name and address of bicycle dealer;
2. Name and address of purchaser;
3. Make and model year of the bicycle;
4. General description of the bicycle;and
5. Frame and/or serial number of the bicycle.
B.There shall be no cost to bicycle dealers or purchasers to license a bicycle through the
Salt Lake City Police Department.
SECTION 2. That Section 5.18.040 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended as follows:
5.18.040: Serial Numbers on Bicycles:
No dealer may sell,give away,or otherwise dispose of any bicycle which does not
contain a serial number.If the bicycle does not have a serial number,the dealer shall
impress in the metal frame a serial number consisting of the license number and followed
by the NCIC number for the police department in the user's area.
SECTION 3. That Section 5.18.060 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended as follows:
5.18.060: Selling Bicycles Without Title Prohibited:
It is unlawful for any bicycle dealer to sell or otherwise dispose of any bicycle
unless the dealer can show a good title thereto,either by bill of sale from a seller,or from
the former owner,or by licensure.
SECTION 4. That Section 12.80.010 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended as follows:
12.80.010: Licensing for Owners:
A.It is unlawful for any person to operate or ride a bicycle upon any of the streets,alleys,
sidewalks or public ways of this city:
1.If such bicycle has not been licensed;or
2.If the license for such bicycle has been duly suspended or revoked.
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B.Any license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be valid until either:
1. the transfer of ownership of the bicycle;or
2. the suspension or revocation of the license.
C.No fee will be charged to license a bicycle through the Salt Lake City Police
Department.
D.Owners may license a bicycle through the bicycle licensing link on the Salt Lake City
Police Department's website at www.slcpd.com.Licensing will require the following
information:
1. Name and address of bicycle dealer where bicycle purchased,if available;
2. Name and address of owner;
3. Make and model year of the bicycle;
4. General description of the bicycle;and
5. Frame and/or serial number of the bicycle.
SECTION 5. That Section 12.80.020 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby amended
as follows:
12.80.020: Dealer Licensing:
All dealers required to obtain a license pursuant to the provisions of section 5.18.020 et
seq.,of this code,or successor sections,will,at the time of sale of a new or used bicycle,
license such bicycle in accord with the provisions of section 5.18.030 of this code,or its
successor.
SECTION 6. That Section 12.80.030 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended as follows:
12.80.030: Police Licensing Powers and Duties:
The chief of police is authorized and directed to prepare and issue regulations governing
the inspection and licensing of bicycles required to be licensed but not validly licensed by
dealers as above required;provided,that any such license so issued or heretofore issued
by the police department shall,unless revoked or suspended,be valid for the life of such
bicycle or until the transfer of ownership thereof.No fee will be charged to license a
bicycle under the provisions of this section.
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SECTION 7. That Section 12.80.180 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended as follows:
12.80.180: Alteration of License or Frame Number Prohibited:
No person shall willfully or maliciously destroy,mutilate or alter the number of any
bicycle frame number or any bicycle license issued pursuant to this code.
SECTION 8. That Section 12.80.190 of the Salt Lake City Code is hereby
amended as follows:
12.80.190: License;Suspension or Revocation When;Impoundment:
A.The city judges or judges of juvenile courts who hear traffic cases are hereby
empowered to revoke or suspend the license of any bicycle when it appears that the
owner of any bicycle is not the licensee of record,or that the owner of the bicycle or the
licensee thereof has used or knowingly permitted the bicycle to be used in violation of
this code.
B.The police department is hereby directed and authorized to impound any bicycle so
used in violation of this code for a reasonable period of time pending investigation of any
alleged violation of this code,or until such bicycle is licensed by the owner thereof and
equipped as herein provided.
SECTION 9. Effective Date. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah this 17 day of
April ,2018.
CHAIRPERSON
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CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on April 19, 2018 •
Mayor's Action: X Approved. Vetoed.
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Published: April 28, 2018 tn,PO t-1- MarkE Kiw.11&,,l,,,elry Attorney
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