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Amending The Philadelphia Code to add requirements and prohibitions relating to motorized scooters, including amending Title 9, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to define motorized scooters, to provide for the regulation of sales of motorized scooters, and to provide penalties for violations; and amending Title 12, entitled, "The Traffic Code," to prohibit the operation of motorized scooters on streets, public and private property, to provide for parental responsibility for minors illegally operating motorized scooters, and to provide for penalties for and administrative review of violations, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
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CHAPTER 9-2900. SALES OF MOTORIZED SCOOTERS:
REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
§ 9-2901. Definitions.
(1) Minor. Any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
(2) Motorized Scooter. A self-propelled device that does not comply with equipment standards and inspection requirements for motor vehicles set forth in Chapters 41, 43, and 45 of the Commonwealth Vehicle Code and 67 Pa. Code 175 and that has:
(a) handlebars;
(b) a seat or a low narrow foot-board;
(c) at least two wheels in contact with the ground during
operation;
(d) a braking system capable of stopping the device under typical operating conditions; and
(e) a gas or electric motor;
This definition does not include self-propelled wheel chairs or electrical mobility devices operated and designed for the exclusive use of persons with mobility related disabilities or electric personal assistive mobility devices (EPAMD) as defined under 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 102.
§ 9-2902. Sales of Motorized Scooters.
(1) Licenses.
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