[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Phillipsburg 8-24-1971 by Ord. No. O:71-6 (Ch. 67A of the 1969 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 67.
Parking Authority — See Ch. 94.
Parking during emergencies — See Ch. 409.
Parks — See Ch. 422.
Motorized scooters — See Ch. 477.
Abandoned or inoperable vehicles — See Ch. 597.
Vehicles unattended with keys — See Ch. 605.
It shall be unlawful to operate any type of unlicensed motor-driven vehicle or conveyance, including but not necessarily limited to snowmobiles, two-wheel motor vehicles known as minibicycles, trail bicycles, motor scooters, four-wheel motor vehicles known as go-carts and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) under the following circumstances:
A. 
On private property of another without the express permission to do so by the owner or occupant of said property.
B. 
On any street located within the Town of Phillipsburg.
C. 
On public grounds without the express provisions or permission to do so by the proper public authority.
D. 
In a manner so as to create loud, unnecessary or unusual noise so as to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of other persons.
E. 
In a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger the safety of any person or the property of any other person.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
This chapter shall not apply to police and emergency vehicles.
This chapter shall not be applied to any recognized organization which has applied to the Town Council of the Town of Phillipsburg for specific use privileges to specified Town-owned lands and premises for the purpose of having organized and supervised activities conducted thereon, so long as an insurance policy is filed with the Town Clerk of the Town of Phillipsburg for which the Town Council of the Town of Phillipsburg has given its specific approval and for which the Town of Phillipsburg shall be held harmless for any such use of its lands and premises.
The police shall immediately confiscate the unlicensed motor-driven vehicle operated in the prohibited areas or in the prohibited manner described in § 610-1 of this chapter. The unlicensed motor-driven vehicle shall be returned upon payment of the fine or upon direction of the court.
[Amended 6-5-1984 by Ord. No. O:84-18]
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty.