[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Council)
of the Township of Jackson 11-23-1976 by Ord. No. 58-76 (Ch. 101 of the 1972
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any lands, buildings, premises, public grounds, areas and
parks which are owned, possessed or controlled by a municipal public
agency, including but not limited to the Township of Jackson, the
Board of Education of the Township of Jackson, the Jackson Township
Municipal Utilities Authority, the Board of Recreation Commissioners
of the Township of Jackson, the Industrial Commission of the Township
of Jackson and the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Township of
Jackson.
Any adult person having care or custody of a minor, whether
by reason of blood relationship, the order of any court or otherwise.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to enter onto or be
present upon or within municipal public property without the permission
of the public agency having title to, possession of or control of
such municipal public property.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive or park a
motor vehicle or motorized vehicle on or upon or within municipal
public property or facilities, except that the driving or parking
of duly licensed or registered motor vehicles on public streets or
in designated parking areas while such parking areas are open to the
public shall be permitted.
[Added 6-28-1977 by Ord. No. 29-77]
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive a motor vehicle
on, upon or through municipal public property or facilities, or to
use such municipal public property as a way or place for passage or
as a thoroughfare, where such municipal public property has posted
thereon, or at entrances thereto, signs bearing the notation "No Thoroughfare,
Code Ch. 412."
[Added 4-24-1979 by Ord. No. 16-79]
D.
The parking of motor vehicles by visitors to a public facility in
parking areas designated for use by such visitors shall be permitted.
[Added 6-2-1980 by Ord. No. 18-80]
A.
Whenever any police officer or any official or employee of the municipal
public agency having title, possession or control of municipal public
property finds any person or persons on, present upon or within such
municipal public property without permission, said police officer,
official or employee shall order that person or those persons to leave
such municipal public property. Any person who shall fail or refuse
to leave such municipal public property after being ordered to do
so by a police officer or by an official or employee as aforesaid
shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
B.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to any public
street, highway, road, alley or sidewalk, nor to any public park or
recreation facility during hours when they are open to the public,
nor to any public building during normal business hours or at such
times when the public is permitted to attend meetings or sessions
of public bodies.
The continued presence of any person or persons on municipal
public property after having been ordered to leave such property or
the continued repeated presence of any person or persons on municipal
public property after having been ordered to leave such property shall
be deemed to be a refusal to leave by such person or persons after
being ordered to do so and shall be presumed to be a violation of
this chapter.
A.
No parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 18 years shall
knowingly permit that minor to violate the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Notice of violation. Whenever any minor under the age of 18 years
is charged with a violation of this chapter, the parent or guardian
of such minor shall be notified of this fact by the Chief of Police
or any other person designated by him to give such notice.
C.
Presumption of parental knowledge. If, at any time within 30 days following the giving of notice as provided in § 412-5B of this chapter, the minor to whom such notice relates again violates this chapter, it shall be presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary that the minor did so with the knowledge and permission of the minor's parent or guardian.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment
not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
