Columbia Same—Attachment of license or stamp ordinance (§ 14-498)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article VII. Cycles
In short: You may not remove a license from a bicycle unless the cycle is dismantled and no longer ridden on any city street. City staff attach the license, or a permanent stamp, to the frame when issuing it.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) Upon issuing a cycle license, a designee of the city manager shall attach to the frame of the cycle a license bearing the license number assigned to the cycle and the name of the city, or shall affix a permanent stamp to the cycle frame just above the fork on the right side or under the bottom bracket.
(b) No person shall remove a license from a cycle unless the cycle is dismantled and no longer operated upon any street in the city.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-498
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.