As used in this article, the following terms shall be defined
as follows:
GUARDIAN
A person who is qualified as a guardian of the underage person
pursuant to testamentary or court appointment.
RELATIVE
The underage person's parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle,
sibling, first cousin or closer relative by blood, marriage or adoption
who has attained the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages.
Any person under the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic
beverages who, without legal authority, on private property, knowingly
possesses, orders, purchases, serves or consumes alcoholic beverages
or who is under the influence of alcoholic beverages within the municipal
boundary of the Township of Hillside shall be in violation of this
article and subject to the penalties hereof.
A. This section shall not apply to the following:
(1) An underage person consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage
in connection with an religious observance, ceremony or rite.
(2) Consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage in the presence of
and with the permission of a parent, guardian or relative who has
attained the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages.
(3) An underage person while actually engaged in the performance of employment
by a person who is licensed under Title 33 of New Jersey's Revised
Statutes or while actively engaged in the preparation of food while
enrolled in a culinary arts or hotel management program at a county
vocational school or post secondary educational institution.
B. This article shall not be construed to preclude the imposition of
a penalty under this section, N.J.S.A. 33:1-81 or any other section
of law against a person who is convicted of unlawful alcoholic beverage
activity on or at premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
C. The enforcement of this article is subject to provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:48-1.2a providing immunity from prosecution in certain limited
circumstances.
All law enforcement officers of the Township of Hillside are
hereby directed to apprehend any person observed by such officer to
be in violation hereof and any person whom the officer has probable
cause to believe to be in violation hereof.