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• AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 10 Chapter 9 of
the Evanston City Code on Bicycle Regulations
NQW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TIME CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Title 10, Chapter 9 of the Evanston City
Code, as amended, be and hererby is further amend-
ed by adding thereto the following:
10-9-12: Bicycle Patrol Officers:
The Chief of Police, with the approval of the
City ilanader may appoint Bicycle Patrol Officers
to carry out the enforcement of this chapter.
. These Bicycle Patrol Officers small operate under
the direction and supervision of the Evanston
Chief of Police or his designee. These Bicycle
Patrol Officers shall be private persons who are
high school graduates at least 18 and no more than
25 years of age.
10-9-12-1: Authority of Bicycle Patrol Officers:
Nothwithstanding the general authority of the
officers of the Evanston Police Department to en-
force the provisions of this chapter, the Bicycle
Patrol Officers shall have the authority -to enforce
all provisions of this chapter to issue notice of
violation to any violator and to issue a notice to
appear before the Bicycle Safety Compliance Board
to any juvenile violating any provision of this
chapter.
10-9-13: Bicycle Safety Compliance Board:
There is hereby established the Evanston Bicycle
Safety Compliance Board which shall consist of one
(1) or more adult compliance officers and three
( 3 ) or more juvenile compliance officer; appointed
by the Chief of Police. This adult compliance
officer shall have authority to establish rules
of procedure for the Bicycle Safety Compliance
• Board.
10-9-13-1: Authority of the Bicycle Safety Compliance Board:
The Bicycle Safety Compliance Board shall have
authority to hear all citations issued to juveniles
by the Bicycle Patrol Officers, to assess penalties
not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) for each violation
and to request parental cooperation in the suspen-
sion of a juvenile offender's riding privileges.
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• 1079-14: Penalties:
(A) Any adult violator may avoid prosecution for
violating this chapter by surrendering the notice
of violation and paying to the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Cook County, Second t•lunicipal District,
,:jithin ten (10) days from the date appearing on
said violation notice, the sum of five dollars
($5.00) or if not paid within the period of ten
(10) days from the date appearing upon the viola-
tion notice, then the suill of ten (S10.00) before
legal action has been brought against said violator.
Any person making such payment shall receive a re-
ceipt therefrom from the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Cook County, Second tlunicipal District.
( B ) Any adult violator of the provisions of this
chapter shall be pr.rnishable by a fine not to ex-
ceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinance in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
• SECTION! 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication
in the manner provided b,, 1 aw.
Introduced Ile S 1980
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Adopted i %''«:a, /I 1980
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Approved
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Approved as to form:
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1980