[Adopted 5-16-2005 by Ord. No. 16-2005]
This article shall pertain to:
A. Adult and youth sports events sponsored by Readington
Township Recreation that are conducted within the Township of Readington;
B. Anyone or any organization leasing property or leasing
a facility in Readington Township for an adult or youth sports event; or
C. Any individual attending an adult or youth sports event
held at a facility in the Township of Readington.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
SPORTS EVENT
A competition, practice or instructional event involving one or more
sports teams organized pursuant to a nonprofit or similar charter, or which
are member teams in a league organized by or affiliated with Readington Township
Recreation.
The removal of unruly participants, coaches, parents, fans and other
individuals shall be authorized as follows:
A. Officials, whether they are paid or volunteers, Recreation
Director/Assistant Director, league officers/directors (as designated on the
Readington Township application for use of the facility), certain Recreation
Committee liaisons and coaches shall be empowered to direct that an individual
remove himself or herself from a playing field and/or park for engaging in
"unruly behavior" violative of this article. Such unruly behavior includes,
but is not limited to, any criminal or abusive behavior, fighting, assault,
threatening or intimidating physical or verbal behavior, including foul or
derogatory language, towards any participant, official or individual attending
or viewing the event at any time, including the time period preceding or following
a game, practice or instructional event.
B. The order of authority for directing removal pursuant to Subsection
A above shall be as follows: 1) paid or volunteer game official or, if needed: 2) game official in conjunction with the Recreation Director or Assistant Director. If neither the Recreation Director or Assistant Director is present, then: 3) the game official in conjunction with league officer/director (as designated by the Readington Township Recreation Director) in charge of the particular event; or 4) the game official in conjunction with the Township Recreation Committee liaison for that particular sport. In the event that none of the above individuals is available or present, the coach of the home team may direct the individual to remove himself or herself, provided that the coach has not engaged in the behavior in violation of this article.
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If an individual continues unruly behavior after being asked to stop
or leave the premises, the official in charge shall call "911" and allow the
Readington Township Police to handle the situation as directed
under the law.
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C. If a game official is in violation of this article, another
game official present may make the removal decisions in the same manner described
above.
An individual failing to remove himself or herself from the sports event,
facility, or park when lawfully requested to do so shall be considered to
be in violation of this article and may be subject to a fine not in excess
of $1,000 per violation and confinement up to 72 hours. Each violation may
be considered a separate violation.