[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Chesterfield 10-8-1973 as Ord. No. 1973-4. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parental responsibility — See Ch. 142.
Parks and recreational areas — See Ch. 146.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 182.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLE
Includes but is not expressly limited to minibikes, motor scooters, go-carts, swamp buggies and snowmobiles and any other motor-driven vehicle not capable of being registered under Title 39, Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation, of the New Jersey Statutes, as amended, and motorcycles capable of being registered under Title 39 aforesaid but not registered, except such vehicles as in such Title which are expressly exempted from registration.
[Amended 5-28-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-11]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit and suffer to be operated or to maintain or permit and suffer to be maintained a motor-driven vehicle, as defined herein, within the Township of Chesterfield, under the following circumstances:
A. 
On private property of another without the express prior written consent of the owner and the occupant of said property. Where such express prior written consent has been obtained, the operator shall keep the same on his person, available for immediate display, during the period of such operation.
B. 
On any public grounds or property.
C. 
In such manner as to create loud, unnecessary or unusual noise so as to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of other persons. To this end, no person shall operate a motor-driven vehicle before the hour of 8:00 a.m., prevailing time, and after sunset.
D. 
Operating a vehicle in the township without due caution and circumspection or in any other manner so as to endanger, or be likely to endanger, a person or property; or maintaining a vehicle with faulty or unlawful equipment.
E. 
Each motor-driven vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler, in good working order, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass or similar device.
It shall be rebuttably presumed that any person under the age of 18 years who operates a motor-driven vehicle in violation of the terms of this chapter and who resides with his or her parent(s), guardian(s) or other person(s) having custody of said person is operating said motor-driven vehicle with the sufferance and permission of said parent(s), guardian(s) or other person(s) having custody.
Any person of the age of 18 years or over who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon the conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.