[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Haddon 10-6-1964 by Ord. No. 489. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to make
or aid, countenance or assist in making an improper noise, riot, disturbance
or breach of the peace in the streets and highways or elsewhere within
the Township, and it shall be unlawful for any persons to collect
in bodies or crowds for idle or unlawful purposes to the annoyance
or disturbance of citizens or travelers.
It shall be unlawful for any person to injure
or destroy or assist in injuring or destroying any bridge or its appurtenances
or any public building or other property belonging to the Township.
In addition to the penalty provided by this chapter, such person shall
be liable for all damage or injury done.
No person shall, within the limits of the Township
of Haddon:
A.
Enter any building or any public or private lands
and break, injure or deface such buildings or any part thereof or
the fences, outhouses or other property belonging to or connected
with such building or lands, or cause any disturbance at any school,
building or public building, or molest or give annoyance to children
attending such school or public building or annoy any person or any
teacher therein.
B.
Willfully obstruct, molest, hinder, annoy, frighten,
threaten, insult or interfere with any other person or persons lawfully
upon any public thoroughfare or in any public place or in any automobile,
bus or other public or private conveyance lawfully upon any public
thoroughfare.
D.
Make or aid, countenance or assist in making any improper
noise, riot, disturbance or breach of the peace in the streets and
highways or elsewhere within the Township.
E.
Collect in bodies or crowds for idle or unlawful purposes
to the annoyance or disturbance of citizens or travelers.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 175-4, Disorderly
conduct generally, was repealed 7-26-2011 by Ord. No. 1285.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make
or assist in making any riot, noise or disturbance at any house, shop,
restaurant, taproom, bar, liquor store, theater, movie theater, store
or other place within the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 175-6, Public
intoxication, was repealed 8-26-2008 by Ord. No. 1229.
No person shall set off or discharge any revolver,
pistol, gun, cannon or firearm of any description using cartridges
or gunpowder for ammunition, provided always that nothing contained
herein shall be construed to extend to any military maneuvers, to
any target practice, to the explosion of dynamite or similar material
used for blasting purposes under proper supervision or to any police
officer in the line of duty.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to set up, keep
or maintain, or permit to be set up, kept or maintained, in any house
or premises occupied by him, any faro table, faro bank, roulette or
other device or game of chance, hazard or address for the purpose
of gaming, or any boxing ring, cockpit or other place for the exhibition
of animals in fight. It shall be the duty of the police, and they
are hereby authorized and empowered, to enter upon any premises where
any instruments or devices employed in gaming shall be used, contrary
to the provisions of this section. and, except in the case of ball
alleys, bowling alleys and billiard tables, to carry away and destroy
the same.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deal, play
or engage in faro, roulette or other device or game of chance, or
buy or sell what is commonly known as a "pool" or any interest or
share in any such pool, or to make or take what is commonly known
as a "book," upon the running, pacing or trotting of any horse, mare,
gelding or other animal, or any game, race or contest, or have in
possession any ticket, slip or other writing or printing of an interest
or share, or showing or indicating an interest, share, bet or pledge,
in any pool, lottery, racing contest or other game of chance, or to
keep or attend a place to which persons may resort for engaging in
any such acts or for gambling in any form, and no person shall aid,
abet, assist or participate in any such pool, lottery, race or other
contest or game of chance.
It shall be unlawful for any person falsely
to assume to be or to represent himself to be an officer of the Township.
The attempting without legal authority to exercise the power and authority
of an officer of the Township is prohibited.
[Amended 3-25-2014 by Ord. No. 1316]
It shall be unlawful for any person to appear
in any street or public place in a state of nudity, or to make any
indecent exposure of his person or engage in any lewd or indecent
act or behavior.
A.
For the purpose of this section, "malicious mischief"
shall be defined and considered as any malicious or mischievous physical
injury either to the property or rights of another or to those of
the public in general and without the consent of the owner.
B.
Without excluding any act not herein named but expressly
included herein, the following acts within the limits of the Township
shall be and constitute malicious mischief:
(1)
Damaging a building by explosion.
(2)
Burning crops, timber or grass.
(3)
Altering or removing a railroad signal or light or
exhibiting false lights or signals.
(4)
Maliciously injuring, destroying, defacing or removing
any milestone, post, guideboard or street marker; bridge; pier; tree;
private way; rock, post or other monument for designating property;
telegraph or telephone wire, or cable or appurtenances belonging thereto;
pipe or main for conducting gas or water and appurtenances thereto;
electric lines, lamps, posts and appurtenances thereto; sewer or drain
or pipe connected therewith; fire hydrants, hose or appliances; fire
extinguishers; danger and guideposts.
(5)
Entering upon the garden, orchard or improved cultivated
or enclosed lands of another and willfully or wantonly severing, destroying,
carrying away or injuring the trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, moss,
turf, grain, grass, hay, fruit or vegetables thereon.
(6)
Digging, taking or carrying away earth, soil or stone
from the land of another.
(7)
Placing any structure upon the land of another.
(8)
Breaking plate glass windows or doors of another.
(9)
Breaking, defacing or injuring any house of religious
worship.
(10)
Connecting any tube, pipe, wire or other instrument
with any instrument used for conducting gas, fuel, electricity or
water without the same passing through a meter or other instrument.
(11)
Altering, injuring or preventing the action
of a meter, valve, stopcock or other instrument used for measuring
quantities of gas, electricity or water.
(12)
Breaking, defacing or causing to be broken or
defaced the seal on any water meter.
(13)
Loosening the brake or blocking of any car standing
on any railroad track in the Township.
(14)
Taking or carrying away any coal or other fuel
from any railroad car or environs in the Township.
(15)
Knowingly or willfully destroying or carrying
away the rails or boards, wood or other lumber of another, or tearing
down or removing any structure or part thereof, or destroying or removing
therefrom any plumbing, electrical equipment or other appurtenances.
(16)
Maliciously destroying, injuring or secreting
any goods, chattels or valuable papers of another.
(17)
Wantonly or unnecessarily removing, cutting,
injuring or destroying any tree, shrub, vine, moss or turf growing
or being located upon any public lands of any character whatsoever,
including all public parks and the entire rights-of-way of all public
highways, roads, streets and alleys.
(18)
Willfully topping, cutting, burning, breaking
down, injuring, destroying or otherwise interrupting or interfering
with the current, lines, cables, poles, towers, fixtures or appliances
of any telephone or telegraph company, electric light or power company
or municipality engaged in furnishing communication, light, heat or
power by electricity; or in any way injuring, removing, destroying
or interfering with any gas, water or electrical fixtures or appliances.
Whoever accosts or approaches any person of
the opposite sex unknown to such person and by word, sign or gesture
attempts to speak to or to become acquainted with such person against
his will, on a public street or other public place in the Township,
except in the transaction of legitimate business, or whoever attempts
to entice or procure a person of the opposite sex to commit an unlawful
act, or whoever accosts or approaches any person and by word, sign
or gesture suggests or invites the doing of any indecent or unnatural
act, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in this
chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to disquiet
or disturb any congregation or assembly met for religious worship
in any church or other building by making a noise or by rude or indecent
behavior or profane discourse within the place of worship.
It shall be unlawful for any person to resist
or in any manner interfere with the Chief of Police or his Deputies
or any member of the police force or other Township officer in the
lawful discharge of his duty.
[Added 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. 1150]
A.
No person shall purposely or knowingly vandalize,
deface or otherwise damage the real or personal property of another
by painting, writing, drawing, or otherwise inscribing, in any fashion,
graffiti. Graffiti shall include any form of painting, writing, drawing
or inscription, regardless of content, which is placed on real or
personal property without the express or implied permission of the
owner of said property or public entity.
B.
An owner of real or personal property is any person,
business entity, or public entity having possession, control or title
to said property.
[Added 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. 1150]
If, at the time of the offense charged, any
person shall be under the age of 18 years, the Superior Court of New
Jersey shall have exclusive jurisdiction of the trial of such infant
or infants, and such infant or infants shall be surrendered to the
Superior Court, and the case, including all papers and process thereto,
shall be transferred to said Court as provided by law.
[Added 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. 1150]
A.
Any person who violates the provisions of this § 175-15 shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the violations and penalties as set forth in § 1-15 of this Code and § 175-20 of this chapter. As a condition of sentencing, the Municipal Court shall have the authority to order that the offender be responsible for cleaning, repairing, painting or otherwise restoring the damaged property to the condition it was prior to being damaged, provided that a determination is made that any restoration efforts made by the offender shall not subject the offender to unreasonable risk of death or serious physical injury or otherwise be in violation of law. In the event that the offender is unable for any reason to comply with the above, the Municipal Court shall have the authority to order that said offender make full monetary restitution to restore the property to its original undamaged condition. The Municipal Court shall have the full discretion to set the terms of restitution.
B.
A Graffiti Trust Account maintained by the Township
specifically for the remediation of graffiti on public property within
the Township is hereby created. The Township Commissioners and Township
Treasurer shall control the allocation of the funds in the Graffiti
Trust Account for the remediation of graffiti within the Township,
which shall include cleaning, repairing, painting or otherwise restoring
the damaged public property to the condition it was in prior to any
remediation. Any remediation of public property subjected to graffiti
may be funded by the Graffiti Trust Account at the discretion of the
Township Commissioners and Township Treasurer. Any person who violates
the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be
subject to a mandatory assessment of $50 to be paid to the Graffiti
Trust Account.
C.
Any private property that has been subjected to graffiti
shall not be eligible for the Graffiti Trust Account. Such private
property owner or tenant must remediate his/her property within 30
days of the initial discovery of the graffiti. Any private property
owner or tenant failing to remediate its property within 30 days shall
be in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to a mandatory
assessment of $50 to be paid to the Graffiti Trust Account. Any private
property subject to this provision shall be entitled to full restitution
for graffiti clean-up in the event the offender is apprehended and
convicted.
[Added 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. 1150]
Any parent, guardian or other person having legal custody over an infant under 18 years of age who fails or neglects to exercise supervision and control over such infant, shall be presumptively liable for any destruction or damage caused by such infant under § 175-15 above to the Township of Haddon or any public authority under the Township of Haddon, provided that said Township or other public authority is the owner of the property subjected to said destruction or damage. Said parent may be held liable for the current costs of replacement or repair, and it shall be no defense that the cost of replacement or repair is greater than the original value of the damaged property or the original costs of installation.
[Added 12-27-2005 by Ord. No. 1150]
The Township Treasurer shall report annually
to the Township Commissioners on the status of the Graffiti Trust
Account. At the very least, such report shall include the amount currently
in the fund, and the amount allocated to graffiti remediation over
the past year.
[Amended 4-7-1987 by Ord. No. 819; 12-27-2005 by Ord. No.
1150]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the Township of Haddon, or such other court having jurisdiction, be subject to the violations and penalties as set forth in § 1-15 of the Code of the Township of Haddon. Each day that a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation, subject to the penalty provisions of this chapter.
[Added 11-29-2005 by Ord. No. 1149]
A.
No person 18 years of age or older, who has been convicted
of a violation of any crime against a minor as listed in N.J.S.A.
2C:7-2, and who as a result of said conviction is required to register
with the proper authorities pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1 et seq., Registration
and Notification of Release of Certain Offenders, shall be permitted
to reside or live within 2,500 feet of any school, park, playground
or day-care center in the Township.
B.
A person who resides or lives within 2,500 feet of
any school, park, playground or day-care center in the Township shall
have 60 days from receipt of written notice of the prohibition set
forth herein to move. Failure to move to a location which is in compliance
with this section within that time period shall constitute a violation
of this section.
C.
This section shall not apply to a person who has established
a residence prior to October 12, 2005.
D.
Any person who violates any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the Township of Haddon,
or such other court having jurisdiction, be liable to a fine not exceeding
$1,250, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or community
service for a term not exceeding 90 days, or all of the above. Each
day that a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate and distinct
violation, subject to the penalty provisions of this section.
