Pursuant
to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.2, it is hereby declared unlawful
for any person under the legal age required for the lawful purchase
of alcohol, without legal authority, to knowingly possesses or knowingly
consume any alcoholic beverage on private property within the Borough
of Beach Haven.
The
court may, in addition to the fine hereinabove set forth, suspend
or postpone for six months the driving privileges of any defendant
who is convicted of a violation of this article. Upon the conviction
of any person and the suspension or postponement of that person’s
driver’s license, the court shall forward a report to the Division
of Motor Vehicles stating the first and last day of the suspension
or postponement period imposed by the court pursuant to this article.
If the convicted defendant, at the time of imposition of a sentence,
is less that 17 years of age, the period of license postponement,
including a suspension or a postponement of the privilege of operating
a motorized bicycle, shall commence on the day the sentence is imposed
and shall run for a period of six months after the convicted defendant
reaches the age of 17 years.
If a convicted defendant, at the time of imposition of sentence,
has a valid driver’s license issued by the State of New Jersey,
the court shall immediately collect the license and forward it to
the Division of Motor Vehicles along with the required report. If,
for any reason, the license cannot be collected, the court shall include
in the report the complete name, address, date of birth, eye color,
and sex of the person as well as the first and last date of the license
suspension period imposed by the court.
The court shall inform the convicted defendant orally and in writing
that if the convicted defendant is convicted of operating a motor
vehicle during the period of license suspension or postponement, the
convicted defendant shall be subject to the penalties set forth in
N.J.S.A. 39:3-40. A convicted defendant shall be required to acknowledge
receipt of the written notice in writing. Failure to receive a written
notice or failure to acknowledge, in writing, the receipt of a written
notice shall not be a defense to a subsequent charge of a violation
of N.J.S.A. 39:3-40.
If the defendant convicted under this article is not a New Jersey
resident, the court shall suspend or postpone, as appropriate, the
nonresident driving privilege of the convicted defendant based on
the age of the convicted defendant and submit to the Division of Motor
Vehicles the required report. The court shall not collect the license
of a nonresident convicted under this section.