Pocket bike—Penalties

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  • (1) Any person operating a pocket bike upon the public streets, highways, sidewalks, recreational parks or trails, bicycle lanes and parking lots shall be issued a ticket and fined not less than one hundred dollars or no more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both.

  • (2) The officer issuing the ticket may remove and impound the bike. The violator shall be responsible for all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment.

  • (3) The Commissioner of Housing, Parks and Recreation in consultation with the Commissioner of Police shall designate appropriate areas and times where pocket bikes may be operated.


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