Borough of Dunellen, NJ
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2020-04-20
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 159 Fire Prevention
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Article V Prohibited Acts; Penalties
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Architectural Review Committee
- Ch 3 Arts and Culture Commission
- Ch 4 Assessor
- Ch 7 Authorities
- Ch 10 Contracts
- Ch 12 Court
- Ch 13 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 15 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 21 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 26 Fire Department
- Ch 28 Fiscal Year
- Ch 32 Flood Control Commission
- Ch 41 Municipal Vehicles
- Ch 45 Officers and Employees
- Ch 50 Personnel Policies
- Ch 52 Planning Board
- Ch 54 Police Department
- Ch 58 Public Records
- Ch 62 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 68 Redevelopment Plans, Authority to Implement
- Ch 70 Retirement
- Ch 72 Sanitary Sewer Utility
- Ch 74 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 79 Taxpayers Advisory Commission
- Ch 81 Technical Review Committee
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 89 Affordable Housing
- Ch 92 Alarm Systems
- Ch 96 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 99 Amusement Devices
- Ch 103 Animals
- Ch 107 Automotive Sales
- Ch 114 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 115 Zoning
- Ch 115A Land Development
- Ch 118 Building Construction
- Ch 125 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 130 Clothing Bins
- Ch 139 Documents, Issuance of
- Ch 143 Drug-Free and Smoke-Free School Zones
- Ch 150 Fees
- Ch 155 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 159 Fire Prevention
- Ch 159 Art V Prohibited Acts; Penalties
- § 159-30 Prohibited acts.
- § 159-31 Summons.
- § 159-32 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 163 Flea Markets, Garage Sales and Yard Sales
- Ch 165 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 168 Food-Handling Establishments
- Ch 180 Library
- Ch 186 Littering
- Ch 189 Loitering
- Ch 193 Newspaper Vending Machines
- Ch 195 Noise
- Ch 199 Obscene Materials
- Ch 202 Parking Meters
- Ch 204 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 208 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 211 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 217 Property Maintenance
- Ch 221 Riparian Buffer Zones
- Ch 224 Rolloff Containers
- Ch 226 School District Enrollment for Residents Only
- Ch 227 Secondhand Goods and Precious Metals
- Ch 230 Sewer Rents
- Ch 233 Sewer Use
- Ch 236 Sex Offender Free Zone
- Ch 237 Sidewalk Cafés
- Ch 238 Signs
- Ch 239 Smoke Detectors
- Ch 240 Smoking
- Ch 245 Soil Removal
- Ch 250 Solid Waste
- Ch 253 Stormwater Management
- Ch 254 Stormwater Quality
- Ch 256 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 262 Tattooing
- Ch 264 Taxicabs
- Ch 266 Telephones, Public
- Ch 268 Towing
- Ch 269 Traffic
- Ch 271 Trailer and Boat Storage
- Ch 275 Trees
- Ch 280 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
It shall be a violation of this chapter for
any person, firm or corporation to:
A.
Obstruct, hinder, delay, or interfere by force or
otherwise with the Fire Department or Fire Safety Bureau in the exercise
of any power or the discharge of any function or duty under the provisions
of this chapter.
B.
Prepare, utter, or render any false statement pertaining
to reports, documents, plans, or specifications permitted or required
under the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Render ineffective or inoperative, or fail to properly
maintain, any protective equipment or system installed, or intended
to be installed, in a building or structure.
D.
Refuse or fail to comply with a lawful ruling, action,
order, or notice of the Fire Prevention Bureau.
E.
Violate, or cause to be violated, any of the provisions
of this chapter.
F.
Refuse to provide identification and/or vehicle registration
information.
The Fire Official and/or Fire Inspector(s) shall
be empowered to issue a Municipal Court summons for violations of
this chapter.
Any person, firm, or corporation found guilty
in the municipality for a violation of the provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000
or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both. Each
and every day a violation continues shall be separate offense. Such
penalty shall not relieve the violator of the duty to take corrective
actions.
