§ 60-12. Penalties for offenses.

A. 

Any person 16 years of age and under who violates any of the provisions of this chapter relating to the vehicle and traffic laws or the bicycle safe-riding rules and regulations and the official police instructions for the safe operation of a bicycle shall be, for the first offense, reprimanded in writing by the Police Department, addressed to the parents or guardian of the offender, stating the nature of the violation and a warning that a repetition of the violation or any other violation must be prevented by the parents or guardian or the offender's registration certificate will be suspended for a period of time at the discretion of the Police Department and during that period of time the offender cannot ride his or her bicycle on the streets. On the second offense, the offender will be summoned to appear at police headquarters with his or her bicycle, accompanied by a parent or guardian, and after a hearing on the violation, if in the discretion of the Chief of Police or his representative it is decided to punish the offender for the violation, the offender's bicycle may be impounded for a period of time not to exceed 30 days at the discretion of the Chief of Police or his representative, with the approval if possible of the parent or guardian.

B. 

It is ordained that no violation of this chapter relating to the vehicle and traffic laws or the safe-riding rules shall be considered a criminal offense or made a matter of a court of record where the offender is under the age of 16. Any person over 16 years of age or any firm, partnership or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by the payment of a fine not to exceed $25.

C. 

In addition, any person over 16 years of age, firm or partnership violating any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to forfeiture of the license plate or sticker and the same may be removed from the bicycle and such bicycle may not be relicensed until the expiration of 60 days from the date of such conviction.