CVC 39002

"Schpok wrote: (clip) resolution providing that no resident shall operate
any bicycle on anystreet... (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I guess that means that non-residents are okay to ride on the streets. I'm
no lawyer, but that seems unconstitutional on equal protection grounds.

Schpok said:

a) A city or county may adopt a bicycle licensing ordinance or
resolution providing that no resident shall operate any bicycle on any
street...

Does anyone know if this is excersized anywhere in SoCal? I know
Glendale used to, and am not sure if it still does

In other words, this means that they can pass a law banning bicycles?

Quoted message said:

In other words, this means that they can pass a law banning bicycles?

No, read the entire cite (which the original poster neglected to provide):

39002. (a) A city or county, which adopts a bicycle licensing ordinance or
resolution, may provide in the ordinance or resolution that no resident
shall operate any bicycle, as specified in the ordinance, on any street,
road, highway, or other public property within the jurisdiction of the city
or county, as the case may be, unless the bicycle is licensed in accordance
with this division.

Chris Neary
[email hidden]

"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

Are there any parts of the state that excersize required licensing to
ride?

Chris Neary said:

Quoted message said:

In other words, this means that they can pass a law banning bicycles?

No, read the entire cite (which the original poster neglected to provide):

39002. (a) A city or county, which adopts a bicycle licensing ordinance or
resolution, may provide in the ordinance or resolution that no resident
shall operate any bicycle, as specified in the ordinance, on any street,
road, highway, or other public property within the jurisdiction of the city
or county, as the case may be, unless the bicycle is licensed in accordance
with this division.

Chris Neary
[email hidden]

"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

Schpok said:

Are there any parts of the state that excersize required licensing to
ride?

A few years ago the local police (East Bay) recovered a stolen bicycle
of mine. I had made a report with the serial number and description a
few weeks earlier. The officer who recovered the bike said he observed
the thief simply fall over in traffic, recognized the signs of a stolen
bike (tape covering decals, etc) and wanted to run the serial number but
needed reasonable cause to do so. He said that since the bike didn't
have a city license sticker the rider was in violation of the municipal
code and that gave the officer the authority to check the serial number
and of course it came up as stolen.

Ironic that if I HAD registered the bike, I wouldn't have gotten it back.

Completely unenforced but apparently on the books.

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Schpok said:

Are there any parts of the state that excersize required licensing to
ride?

_ Palo Alto intermittantly enforces something like this, although
I think all you get is a "fix-it" ticket.

_ Booker C. Bense

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"Diablo Scott" wrote: (clip) Ironic that if I HAD registered the bike, I
wouldn't have gotten it back. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't think that's true. The officer needed a reason to make a stop. Had
the bike been licensed, he would have been able to check the number.
(Certainly you would have included it in the police report.) Then again,
the thief might have taped it or removed it, which would have would have
lead to the same outcome.

"Chris Neary" quoted the ordnance: (clip) unless the bicycle is licensed in
accordance with this division.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is quite a bit different from the OP's version, that no resident may
operate a bicycle on the streets. And, reasonably, it exempts
non-residents--else, out-of-towners would be screwed.