A. City may, with or without notice, inspect any shared e-scooter operating under this chapter to ensure compliance with scooter-share operator’s license, this chapter and other applicable laws.

B. City may require licensee to remove licensee’s shared e-scooters temporarily for the purpose of:

C. Unlawfully parked, inoperable, damaged, or abandoned e-scooters, if not relocated, reparked, or removed as required in this chapter or which have been parked in one location for more than seventy-two hours without moving, are declared a nuisance and may be immediately impounded by the city and stored in a city facility at the expense of the scooter-share operator and/or owner. The city will assess a relocation and storage fee, as established by the city fee schedule, for each e-scooter the city relocates and stores pursuant to this section. The fee is intended to cover the city’s labor and storage costs. A person may only retrieve an impounded e-scooter upon demonstrating proper proof of ownership of the device and payment of applicable impound fees.

D. If an impounded e-scooter is not retrieved within thirty days, the city may dispose of the e-scooter. If the owner of an e-scooter is known, the city will provide notice to the e-scooter owner of its intent to dispose of the e-scooter. If the city cannot determine the owner of an e-scooter or the owner does not retrieve the e-scooter within fourteen days of the date of the notice, the city may dispose of the e-scooter in accordance with Section 3.03.040. Any proceeds received by the city from the disposal of an e-scooter will be credited against any outstanding fees for the e-scooter. The owner of an e-scooter is still liable for any outstanding fees despite the e-scooter being disposed.

E. If a scooter-share operator fails to repair, replace or restore city property as required by this chapter, the scooter-share operator must pay promptly city’s costs in making such repairs, replacements or restorations within thirty days upon receiving written notice of the costs.

F. City shall have the right at reasonable times to view a scooter-share operator’s data as it relates to the number of trips taken within city’s limits. If city’s audit reveals a deficiency in any payment of fees due from the scooter-share operator based on the number of trips taken, then the deficiency will become immediately due and payable.

G. All amounts due or that become due under this chapter shall be considered delinquent fifteen days after the due date and shall be assessed a late fee in the amount of twenty-five percent per year from the date of delinquency.

H. Any violation of this chapter is a class B misdemeanor. If applicable, each day of noncompliance constitutes a separate violation. (Ord. 2021-13 § 1 (Att. A))