Township of Manchester, NJ
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2023-10-23
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 95 Alcoholic Beverages
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Article III Consumption by Underage Persons on Private Property
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration of Government
- Ch 7 Traffic
- Ch 10 Audits
- Ch 16 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 22 Claims Procedure
- Ch 26 Court, Municipal
- Ch 27 Background Investigations and Criminal History Checks
- Ch 29 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 Financial Disclosure Statements
- Ch 34 Fire Department
- Ch 44 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 50 Mutual Aid Agreements
- Ch 56 Officers and Employees
- Ch 63 Personnel Policies
- Ch 68 (Reserved)
- Ch 69 Political Contributions
- Ch 74 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 80 Water and Sewer Utilities
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 89 Alarms
- Ch 95 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 95 Art III Consumption by Underage Persons on Private Property
- § 95-14 Definitions.
- § 95-15 Possession and consumption prohibited.
- § 95-16 Exceptions.
- § 95-17 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 101 Animals
- Ch 112 Buildings, Relocation of
- Ch 118 Campgrounds
- Ch 124 Checks, Returned
- Ch 133 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 139 Construction Debris Removal
- Ch 145 Curfew
- Ch 160 Fees
- Ch 167 Firearms
- Ch 173 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 179 Fire Prevention
- Ch 192 Food Establishments
- Ch 204 Games of Chance
- Ch 210 Garage Sales
- Ch 223 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 229 Hydrants
- Ch 238 Junkyards
- Ch 242 Landlord Registration
- Ch 245 Land Use and Development
- Ch 253 Littering
- Ch 260 Mercantile Licensing
- Ch 261 Licensing and Administration of Reward-Type Programs
- Ch 267 Mobile Homes and Trailers
- Ch 275 Noise
- Ch 288 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 301 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 304 Political Fund-Raising on Public Property
- Ch 306 Scrap Metal Dealers
- Ch 307 Precious Metals and Other Secondhand Goods, Dealers in
- Ch 313 Property Maintenance
- Ch 316 Invasive Plants
- Ch 319 Public Improvements, Acceptance of
- Ch 326 Rent Leveling
- Ch 328 Resource Extraction
- Ch 342 Small Wireless Facilities
- Ch 348 Smoking
- Ch 353 Solid Waste
- Ch 359 Special Events
- Ch 365 Stormwater Management
- Ch 372 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 380 Taxation
- Ch 387 Taxicabs
- Ch 396 Towing
- Ch 403 Trees
- Ch 409 Utility Company Work
- Ch 418 Vehicles, Motorized
- Ch 424 Vehicle Parking and Storage
- Ch 430 Water and Sewer
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted by Ord. No. 03-009 (Sec. 6-6.3 of the 1996 Revised
General Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A person who has qualified as a guardian of the underage
person pursuant to a testamentary or court appointment.
The underage person's grandparent, aunt or uncle, sibling
who has attained the age of 21 years, or any other person related
by blood or affinity.
[Amended 6-14-2010 by Ord. No. 10-012]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.2,
it shall be unlawful for any person under the legal age who, without
legal authority, knowingly possesses or knowingly consumes an alcoholic
beverage on private property.
A.
The provisions of this article shall not prohibit
an underage person from consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage
in connection with a religious observance, ceremony, or rite or consuming
or possessing an alcoholic beverage in the presence of and with the
permission of a parent, guardian or relative who has attained legal
age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages.
B.
The provisions of this article shall not prohibit
possession of alcoholic beverages of any person while actually engaged
in the performance of employment by a person who is licensed by Title
33 of the New Jersey Statutes.
Any person convicted of a violation of this
article shall be punished by a fine of up to $250 for a first offense
and up to $350 for any subsequent offense. In addition to the aforementioned
penalty, any person convicted under this article may be subject to
a suspension or postponement for six months of the driving privilege
of the defendant.
