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Village of Harristown, IL
Macon County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Harristown 2-25-2019 by Ord. No. 19-03.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 16, Golf Carts and Neighborhood Vehicles, adopted 10-22-2018 by Ord. No. 18-10.
This chapter is adopted in the interest of public safety and transportation efficiency. All persons operating golf carts and NVs must be observant of, and attentive to, the safety of themselves and others, including their passengers, other motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. All persons who operate or ride golf carts and NVs on Village streets do so at their own risk and peril. The Village of Harristown disclaims any liability under any theory of liability for permitting golf carts and NVs to be operated on Village streets.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
GOLF CART
A vehicle specifically designed and intended for the purposes of transporting one or more persons and their golf clubs or maintenance equipment while engaged in the playing of golf, supervising the playing of golf, or maintaining the condition of the ground on a public or private golf course.
NEIGHBORHOOD VEHICLE (NV)
A self-propelled, electronically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle (or a self-propelled, gasoline-powered four-wheeled motor vehicle with an engine displacement under 1,200 cubic centimeters) which is capable of attaining in one mile a speed of more than 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour, and which conforms to federal regulations under Title 49 CFR 571.500.
It shall be lawful to operate a golf cart or NV on Village streets subject to the requirements and regulations of this chapter.
A golf cart or NV to be operated on a Village street shall have the following equipment in good working condition at all times:
(A) 
Brakes;
(B) 
Steering apparatus;
(C) 
Tires;
(D) 
A rear view mirror;
(E) 
A slow-moving emblem required by 625 ILCS 5/12-709 attached to the rear and a red reflector warning device on the front and rear;
(F) 
Two headlights that emit white light visible from at least 500 feet to the front;
(G) 
Two tail lamps that emit red light visible from at least 100 feet to the rear;
(H) 
Two brake lights on rear;
(I) 
Turn signals on front and rear; and
(J) 
A permanently mounted seat for each passenger that was installed by the manufacturer.
A golf cart or NV operated on a Village Street shall have the headlights and tail lamps on at all times.
A golf cart or NV may transport only the number of passengers for which the specific golf cart or NV was designed. Every passenger shall sit in a permanently mounted seat that was installed by the manufacturer of the golf cart or NV. It shall be unlawful for the operator of a golf cart or NV to transport passengers unless each passenger is in a seat. The operator of a golf cart or NV shall not transport anyone who is sitting in the lap of a passenger or in any other location except in a seat.
All trailers or carts being pulled by a golf cart or NV must have tail lamps, brake lights and brakes in good working condition. The tail lamps shall be on at all times. It shall be unlawful for any person or animal to be in a trailer or cart when being pulled by a golf cart or RV.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of a golf cart or NV to modify or alter a golf cart or NV from the original manufacturer's specifications that would result in a golf cart or NV being faster or larger than originally manufactured.
No person shall operate a golf cart or NV on a Village street unless the operator is at least 16 years old and has a valid Illinois driver's license.
No person shall operate a golf cart or NV on a Village street in excess of 30 miles per hour.
The operator of a golf cart or NV on Village streets shall obey all ordinances of the Village of Harristown and the provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code 625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1 and 625 ILCS 5/11-148, as amended from time to time.
No person shall operate a golf cart or NV on a Village street unless the golf cart or NV has been issued a license by the Village. A person desiring a license shall make application to the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, on forms provided by the Village. The license shall be valid for a period of one year from January 1 until December 31. Prior to the issuance of the license, a fee of $25 shall be paid to the Village Administrative Clerk by the applicant, and the applicant shall present the golf cart or NV to the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, for an inspection to determine whether the golf cart or NV may be operated on a Village street. If the applicant and the golf cart or NV pass the inspection, a license shall be issued to the applicant.
No person shall operate, and no owner shall permit another person to operate, a golf cart or NV on a Village street unless:
(A) 
The golf cart or NV is covered by a liability insurance policy as required by Section 7-601 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/7-601); and
(B) 
The operator of the golf cart or NV carries with him or her proof of liability insurance as required by Section 7-602 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/7-602).
If a golf cart or NV that has a current license is sold, the new owner shall sign an ownership transfer form at the Village of Harristown Village Hall and present proof of insurance before the new owner may operate the cart or NV in the Village of Harristown. The new owner may operate the golf cart or NV for the remaining unexpired time of the license. At the end of the license period, which shall run from January I to December 31, the new owner must apply for a license pursuant to § 16-1-13.
(A) 
The license of an operator of a golf cart or NV issued pursuant to § 16-1-13 of this chapter may be revoked by the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, if:
(1) 
There is any material misrepresentation made by the applicant on the application; or
(2) 
The required liability insurance is no longer in full force and effect; or
(3) 
There is evidence that the license holder can no longer safely operate the golf cart or NV.
(B) 
The Chief of Police, or his or her designee, shall issue a notice of revocation of a license in writing and either hand deliver the notice to the license holder or send the notice by certified mail to the license holder at the address on the application. The revocation of the license shall be effective immediately after personal service or on the third day after the postmark of the certified mail receipt.
(A) 
Any person violating or aiding or abetting the violation of any provision of this chapter is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200.
(B) 
Each day a person fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter constitutes a separate offense.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Village Board that the sections, paragraph, sentences, clauses and phrases of this chapter are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of same shall be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, sections of this chapter, since the same would have been enacted by the Village Board without the incorporation in this chapter of any such unconditional or invalid phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
If there is an error in printing, the publishing requirement of this chapter shall be accomplished by reprinting that portion of the chapter which was in error within 30 days after passage is validated.