[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Raritan 5-9-1978 (Ch. 10 of the 1966 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any two-wheeled vehicle having a rear drive which is solely
human-powered and having a seat height of 25 inches or greater when
the seat is in the lowest adjustable position.
On and after the effective date hereof, it shall be unlawful
for any person residing in the Borough of Raritan to operate a bicycle
upon any public highway, public street or other public place within
the Borough of Raritan, unless such bicycle first has been registered
with the Police Department of the Borough of Raritan and unless there
is a license tag attached to such bicycle as herein provided.
Application for bicycle registration and license tags shall
be made to the Police Department of the Borough of Raritan on a form
approved by the Chief of Police and shall set forth the name and address
of the owner or owners, a description of the bicycle, including the
name of the maker or manufacturer and the serial number appearing
on the frame of the bicycle.
Upon receiving an application for registration, the Chief of
Police, or such police officer as shall be designated by the Chief
of Police, shall cause an inspection to be made of such bicycle, and,
if he shall determine that said bicycle is in an unsafe condition,
he shall refuse to issue a registration certificate and license tag
for such bicycle. Registration and inspection will be valid for a
period of two years.
Upon receiving a proper application therefor and after having
determined that the bicycle is in a safe mechanical condition, the
Chief of Police, or any other officer of the Police Department of
the Borough of Raritan designated by the Chief of Police, shall issue
to the owner or owners of said bicycle a registration certificate
and a license tag. A fee of $0.50 for a two-year period shall be paid
for each registration.
Registration certificates shall be numbered consecutively, and
each certificate shall contain the date of issue, the expiration date,
the name and address of the owner or owners of the bicycle and the
serial number appearing on the frame of the bicycle.
Each license tag shall bear such legend as shall be prescribed
by the Chief of Police, including the date of expiration of the registration.
License tags shall also be numbered in sequence and shall be issued
so that the number thereon shall correspond to the number appearing
on the registration certificate issued for each bicycle.
The license tag shall be firmly attached or affixed to the rear
mudguard or frame of the bicycle for which it was issued, in such
position as to be plainly visible from the rear. In addition, the
Police Department may stamp, engrave or otherwise permanently mark
numbers on the frames of bicycles for identification purposes and
may also affix reflective tape to bicycles, without cost to the owner.
The Police Department shall keep a record of the registration
of all bicycles, including the number of each registration certificate
and license tag issued, the date of issuance, the name and address
of the person or persons to whom issued and the name or make and the
serial number on the frame of the bicycle for which issued.
Every person who sells or transfers ownership or permanently
dismantles any bicycle registered in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter shall make a report of such sale, transfer or dismantling
and surrender the registration certificate and license tag to the
Police Department of the Borough of Raritan within 10 days thereafter
and, where such bicycle has been sold or ownership transferred, shall
include in the report the name or names of the persons to whom such
sale or transfer of ownership was made.
Upon application therefor, the person or persons surrendering a registration certificate and license tag under the provisions of § 101-10 may have said registration certificate and license tag transferred to another bicycle owned by him or them for the balance of the unexpired registration period without the payment of any additional fee.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate
or alter any license tag attached to any bicycle registered under
this chapter during the period for which it was issued, except that
a license tag may be so removed for the purpose of surrendering same
to the Police Department in the event of sale or transfer of ownership
or dismantling of the bicycle for which the license tag was issued.
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously
remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the serial number appearing on
the frame of any bicycle registered pursuant to this chapter.
No person or persons engaged in the business of renting bicycles
for hire in the Borough of Raritan shall rent or offer for rent any
bicycle which has not been registered and which does not have attached
thereto a valid license tag pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
A new resident of the Borough of Raritan shall have 90 days
from the date of initial residence in which to comply with the registration
requirements of this chapter.
Every person engaged in the business of selling new or secondhand
bicycles in the Borough of Raritan shall make a report to the Police
Department of every bicycle purchased or sold by him from or to a
resident of the Borough of Raritan within 10 days after such purchase
or sale, giving the name and address of the person or persons from
whom purchased or to whom sold, a description of said bicycle by name
or make, the frame number thereof and the number of the license tag,
if any, found thereon.
A.
Any person of the age of 18 years or older who is charged with a
violation of a provision of this chapter may, upon conviction thereof,
suffer suspension of registration or impoundment of the bicycle and
may further be subject to a fine not to exceed $25.
B.
Any person under the age of 18 years who is charged with a violation
of a provision of this chapter shall be subject to the jurisdiction
of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for hearing and disposition,
as authorized by law.
Police officers of the Borough of Raritan may inspect any bicycle
on any public way or place at any time to ascertain whether it is
in conformance with the requirements of this chapter. In the event
that a bicycle is being used or operated without the aforesaid license
tag in legible condition, is in such condition as to be unfit for
safe operation or fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter,
said bicycle may be impounded.
Any bicycle impounded for failure to comply with the provisions
of this chapter as aforesaid shall be stored at the Raritan Police
Headquarters, in an area provided for such storage, for a period of
one week, and, at the expiration thereof, said bicycle shall be released
only to the registered owner if of the age of 18 years or older or
to the parent or guardian of such registered owner if such registered
owner is under the age of 18 years. Such release from impoundment
shall be effected by such member of the Police Department as is designated
by the Chief of Police.
All persons riding or operating bicycles upon any street or
other public highway or place in the Borough of Raritan shall observe
and comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations
of the State of New Jersey, County of Somerset and Borough of Raritan
and shall be bound by the penalties provided therein. A compendium
of the applicable New Jersey statutes is attached hereto in Schedule
A and incorporated herein by reference.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is on file in the Borough offices.
Throughout this chapter, the masculine, feminine and neuter
genders shall be deemed interchangeable and shall include each other,
where applicable.
