[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Knowlton by Ord. No. 78-10 (Sec.
3-4 of the Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any vehicle propelled otherwise than by muscular power, except
such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks.
All streets, sidewalks, easements or any other areas dedicated
or commonly used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
All parks, recreation areas, ball fields, lake areas, river
beach areas, storage facilities, garage areas, Board of Education
property and any and all other publicly owned lands and premises.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit or suffer
to be operated any type of unregistered motor vehicle or conveyance,
including but not limited to motor vehicles known as minibikes, motor
scooters, go-carts, golf carts, motorbikes, dune buggies, swamp buggies,
snowmobiles, tractors and riding lawn mowers, upon any public property
or Township-owned land in the Township.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit or suffer
to be operated any type of motor vehicle on private property of another
or Township-owned land without the prior written consent of the owner
and the occupant of said property. Such consent may be revoked at
any time by the grantor thereof. Where such prior written consent
has been obtained, the operator or person at the site responsible
for such operation shall keep said consent on his person and available
for immediate display at all times during the period of such operation.
Excepted from the operation of this subsection are any private clubs
or other organizations that permit the operation of recreational motor
vehicles on their property in connection with the principal use of
the property by the members of any such club or organization.
C.
It shall be unlawful to operate any unregistered motor vehicle in
a manner so as to create loud, unnecessary or unusual noise so as
to unreasonably disturb or interfere with persons in the peaceful
and quiet enjoyment of their property.
D.
It shall be unlawful to operate any unregistered motor vehicle in
a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the safety
of any person or the property of any person.
It shall not be unlawful for any public employee to operate
a motor vehicle on public property or Township-owned land for the
purpose of maintaining, repairing or doing any public work within
the scope of his employment.
A.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or any person having
the care, custody and control of any child under the age of 18 years
to permit such child to operate a motor vehicle in violation of the
terms of this chapter.
B.
The operation of a motor vehicle in violation of this chapter by
a minor after a warning notice has been mailed to the parent, guardian
or custodian of that minor shall be prima facie evidence that the
parent, guardian or custodian has permitted the minor to operate the
motor vehicle in violation of this chapter.
A.
Any minor charged with violating the provisions of this chapter for
the first offense shall be issued a warning notice by the enforcement
officer, and a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the parent, guardian
or custodian of such minor.
B.
Any minor who shall violate the provisions of this chapter after having been issued a warning notice as described in Subsection A shall be deemed to be a juvenile offender.
C.
Any parent or guardian or any person having the care, custody and control of any minor under the age of 18 years who shall permit said minor to operate a motor vehicle in violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty.
