Township of Readington, NJ
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2023-11-06
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 101 Curfew, Halloween
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Agricultural Advisory Committee
- Ch 9 Claims
- Ch 11 Contracts
- Ch 13 Court
- Ch 18 Environmental Commission
- Ch 21 Fire Department
- Ch 25 Health, Board of
- Ch 27 Historic Preservation Commission
- Ch 29 Housing Committee
- Ch 32 Museum Committee
- Ch 36 Officers and Employees
- Ch 38 Open Space Advisory Board
- Ch 39 Open Space Trust Fund
- Ch 40 Payroll
- Ch 41 Personnel Policies
- Ch 43 Police Department
- Ch 46 Recreation Committee
- Ch 47 Retirement
- Ch 48 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 52 Sewer Authority
- Ch 60 Waterwatch Advisory Committee
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 65 Alarms
- Ch 66 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 68 Amusements
- Ch 70 Animals
- Ch 82 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 85 Business Operations, Unattended
- Ch 88 Cannabis and Medical Cannabis
- Ch 96 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 101 Curfew, Halloween
- § 101-1 Establishment of juvenile curfew.
- § 101-2 Prohibited activities; exemptions.
- § 101-3 Parental responsibility.
- § 101-4 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 103 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 106 Driveways
- Ch 107 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 109 Dumpsters
- Ch 112 Emergency Services
- Ch 116 Farming
- Ch 119 Fees
- Ch 123 Fire Prevention
- Ch 129 Games of Chance
- Ch 132 Hazardous Substances
- Ch 135 Hotels, Motels and Other Rental Units
- Ch 137 Housing, Affordable
- Ch 138 Housing Standards
- Ch 142 Improvement Standards
- Ch 145 Insurance
- Ch 148 Land Development
- Ch 152 Littering
- Ch 158 Noise
- Ch 162 Obscene Materials
- Ch 166 Parking Lots, Municipal
- Ch 168 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 171 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 173 Plastic Bags, Limitation on
- Ch 174 Pool Halls and Billiard Rooms
- Ch 175 Privately Owned Salt Storage
- Ch 176 Property Maintenance
- Ch 187 Sewers
- Ch 192 Smoking
- Ch 194 Snow Removal
- Ch 197 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 200 Solid Waste
- Ch 201 Special Events
- Ch 202 Sports Programs and Events
- Ch 203 Storm Sewers
- Ch 204 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 215 Taxicabs
- Ch 217 Towers and Wreckers
- Ch 219 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 225 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 227 Vehicles, Inoperable
- Ch 236 Water
- Part III, Board of Health
- Ch 247 Alternate Members
- Ch 248 Animals
- Ch 254 Fees and Charges
- Ch 257 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 265 Sanitation
- Ch 268 Sewers
- Ch 274 Tobacco
- Ch 277 Water
- Appendix
- Ch A282 Housing Rehabilitation Program
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Readington 10-19-1998
by Ord. No. 33-98. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established a juvenile curfew prohibiting and controlling
the activities of juveniles within the Township of Readington in accordance
with the provisions as hereinafter set forth and during the following periods
of time: Halloween curfew for the period of time commencing on October 30
and ending on November 1 of said year.
During a curfew period, no juveniles under 18 years of age shall be
on any of the public streets, roads, thoroughfares, highways, sidewalks, bridges,
plazas, alleys, parks, recreation or shopping areas or other public buildings,
structures, areas or places of or within the township between the hours of
9:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless such juvenile is accompanied by his or her
parent, guardian or other person having legal care or custody of such juveniles,
or unless the juvenile is engaged in or traveling to or from a business or
occupation which the laws of New Jersey authorize a juvenile to perform, or
the juvenile is involved in a medical emergency or a school, civil, church
or legitimate social, cultural or educational function supervised by adults.
No parent, guardian or other person having the legal care or custody
of a juvenile under 18 years of age shall allow or permit an unaccompanied
juvenile during the aforesaid curfew periods to be in or upon any public streets
or other public places in the Township of Readington between the hours of
9:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except for those activities exempt as hereinabove
set forth.
A.
Any juvenile under 18 years of age violating or failing
to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be required to perform community service and be subject to a fine
of up to $1,000 in the discretion of the court.
B.
Any parent, guardian or legal custodian of any juvenile
under 18 years of age, allowing an unaccompanied juvenile to be on any public
street or in any public place during the curfew period and the hours as aforesaid
shall be required to perform community service together with said juvenile,
as determined by the court.
