Abandoned Bicycle Program

Does your organization serve the community? Do you have clients that could utilize a bicycle to transport themselves to work, school, etc? If so, the Abandoned Bicycle Program may be a beneficial resource to your organization.

The program allows community organizations to request up to 30 free bicycles per calendar year, which are provided by the Evidence Section of the Mesa Police Department. The goal of the program is to donate available bicycles to various organizations that are able to distribute the bicycles to individuals in need. Please note the conditions of the bicycles vary and some bicycles may require refurbishing.

Program Guidelines

  • Abandoned bicycles shall be held by the Mesa Police Department, Property & Evidence Section for a minimum of 30 days before being considered for donation.
  • All requests for bicycles must be made with the Abandoned Bicycle Request Form.
  • Please make request at least 30 business days in advance from when you would like to receive bicycle(s).
  • Donations shall be limited to government, charitable non-profit organizations or groups that regularly benefit the community. Such organizations must provide proof of their non-profit or government status, or how they regularly benefit the community (on first application; subsequent applications may reference these materials as “on file” in the Neighborhood Outreach Office) and assurances that the bicycle(s) will be used as part of a charitable program sponsored by the organization.
    • In the case of Boy or Girl Scouts, an application by a Scout for a bicycle(s) must be accompanied by full information about the non-profit organization to which the bicycle(s) will be donated.
  • Bicycles shall only be for the use of clients of requesting organization(s), and not for employees or directors of such organization(s). Bicycle(s) may be given to clients, but not sold to them or sold by the organization to raise revenue for any purpose. By accepting a bicycle(s) under this program, the applicant grants permission to us to audit its use of said bicycle(s) in accordance with these guidelines.
  • Organizations wishing to request an ongoing supply of bicycles are required to submit a separate request on each occasion when a donation is desired. Bicycles are donated subject to availability, as determined by the Police Department. Organizations may receive no more than 30 donated bicycles in any one calendar year.

 

Procedures

Step 1.Complete request form

Abandoned Bicycle Request

Step 2.If approved

  • Staff will notify the you and ask Police Property & Evidence Section to release the requested bicycle(s) (subject to availability).
  • Police department will contact you to schedule a pick-up date and time for the requested bicycle(s).

Step 3.If denied

Staff will notify you that the request was denied and provide detail about why.

 

Contact Us

Phone

480-644-5432

Email

volunteer@mesaaz.gov

Hours

Monday - Thursday
7:30 am to 5:30 pm

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