Borough of Northvale, NJ
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2023-12-13
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 65 Alcoholic Beverages
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Article III Possession and Consumption on Private Property by Underaged Persons
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Assessments
- Ch 7 Claims Approval
- Ch 9 Contracts
- Ch 10 Cooperative Pricing
- Ch 14 Court, Municipal
- Ch 16 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 18 Fire Department
- Ch 21 Health, Board of
- Ch 25 Housing Agencies
- Ch 29 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 31 Length of Service Award Program
- Ch 33 Local Assistance Board
- Ch 36 Official Seal
- Ch 37 Officers and Employees
- Ch 38 Open Space Trust Fund
- Ch 39 Personnel Policies and Practices
- Ch 42 Police Department
- Ch 43 Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services Mutual Aid Agreements
- Ch 44 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 45 Professional Fee Limits
- Ch 46 Public Works Department
- Ch 47 Registration of Business and Rental Unit Insurance
- Ch 48 Retirement
- Ch 50 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 54 Senior Citizens Center Board of Trustees
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 61 Alarm Systems
- Ch 65 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 65 Art III Possession and Consumption on Private Property by Underaged Persons
- § 65-14 Unlawful possession or consumption.
- § 65-15 Designation of possession or consumption.
- § 65-16 Definitions.
- § 65-17 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 69 Amusement Devices
- Ch 72 Animals
- Ch 74 Background Checks
- Ch 76 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 80 Certificates
- Ch 84 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 89 Contractors
- Ch 93 (Reserved)
- Ch 95 Development Fees
- Ch 96 Donation Clothing Bins
- Ch 97 Fees
- Ch 99 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 101 Fire Prevention
- Ch 105 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 109 Games of Chance
- Ch 112 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 114 Hunting
- Ch 118 Littering
- Ch 120 Loitering
- Ch 127 Noise
- Ch 131 Parking Lots
- Ch 135 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 140 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 142 Planting and Growing of Bamboo
- Ch 144 Poolrooms
- Ch 147 Property Maintenance
- Ch 150 Sales, Garage and Sidewalk
- Ch 151 Sewers
- Ch 153 Sex Offenders
- Ch 155 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 156 (Reserved)
- Ch 159 Site Plan Review
- Ch 162 Site Work Permits
- Ch 166 Soil Removal
- Ch 170 Solid Waste
- Ch 172 Stormwater Management
- Ch 173 Stream Corridor Protection
- Ch 174 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 178 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 180 Swimming Pools
- Ch 182 Taxation
- Ch 184 Towing and Storage of Vehicles
- Ch 186 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 190 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 193 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 200 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 206 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 209 Animals
- Ch 211 Food Handlers
- Ch 213 Licenses and Fees
- Ch 221 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 234 Sanitation
- Ch 240 (Reserved)
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 10-11-2000 by Ord. No. 758-2000]
It shall be unlawful for any person under the
legal age who, without legal authority as hereinafter defined, knowingly
possesses or knowingly consumes an alcoholic beverage on private property.
A person under the legal age shall be deemed
to possess or consume an alcoholic beverage without legal authority
if said possession or consumption is not in connection with any of
the following:
A.
In connection with a religious observance, ceremony
or rite; or
B.
In the presence of and with the permission of a parent,
guardian or relative who has attained the legal age to purchase and
consume alcoholic beverages; or
C.
By any such person while actually engaged in the performance
of employment by a person licensed under Title 33 (the Alcoholic Beverage
Law) or while actively engaged in the preparation of food while enrolled
in a culinary arts or hotel management program at a county vocational
or post secondary educational institution.
As used in § 65-15 of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A person who has qualified as a guardian of the underaged
person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment.
The underaged person's grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling
or any other person related by blood or affinity.
A violation of this article shall be punishable
by a fine of $250 for the first offense and $350 for any subsequent
offense. In addition to any fine imposed, the court may suspend or
postpone for six months the driving privilege of the defendant in
accordance with the procedures set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:48-1, as amended.
