BICYCLES

 

Cross References

 

  Use of highway fundfor bikeways, see §264-18.

 

§249-14  Bicycle and moped fee.  (a) Bicycles having two tandem wheels that are twenty inches or more in diameterand all mopeds are required to be registered and shall be subject to apermanent registration fee of $15, to be paid by the owners thereof to thedirector of finance.

(b)  An owner of a bicycle having two tandemwheels that are less than twenty inches in diameter is not required to registersuch bicycle, but may do so to facilitate the return of recovered stolenbicycles by payment of the registration fee.  The fee collected shall not berefunded or prorated.  Upon receipt of the fee, the director of finance shallnumber and register each bicycle and moped for which the fee is paid, in theowner's name and furnish the owner with a metallic tag or decal for eachbicycle or moped which shall be attached to the bicycle or moped.  On bicyclesthe decal shall be affixed to the upright post attached to the sprocket facingin the forward direction.  On mopeds the decal shall be affixed to the lowerportion of the rear fender facing rearward.  Upon initial registration by anowner or transferee, the director of finance shall require proof of ownershipand require the owner to furnish verification of the serial number anddescription contained in the proof of ownership and application forregistration.  The metallic tags or decals shall be in a form as the directorof finance shall from time to time prescribe.  It shall be the duty of thedirector of finance of each county to purchase a sufficient number of thesetags or decals.

(c)  All fees collected under this sectionshall be deposited into the bikeway fund and shall be expended in the county inwhich the fees are collected as provided in section 249-17.5. [L 1903, c 54, ptof §1; am L 1905, c 101, pt of §1; am L 1923, c 120, pt of §1; RL 1925, pt of§1308; RL 1935, pt of §2151; RL 1945, pt of §5702; RL 1955, §130-12; am L 1963,c 79, §1; HRS §249-14; am L 1972, c 25, §2 and c 116, §2; am L 1974, c 105, §3;am L 1975, c 187, §2; am L 1978, c 175, §2; am L 1988, c 264, §1; am L 1998, c188, §2]