The purpose of this chapter is to act as a supplement to the
New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, N.J.S.A. 2C:1-1 et seq., and
any provisions hereof shall be construed so as not to be conflicting
with or preempted by any provisions of said code or with the policy
of the State of New Jersey as expressed in said code. The provisions
of this chapter shall be construed so as to promote the peace, order,
health, safety and general welfare of the Township of Washington and
the inhabitants thereof.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable in accordance with §
1-1 of Chapter
1, General Provisions, of the Code of the Township of Washington. In connection with any provision of this chapter which deals with property, each and every day of violation shall constitute as separate offense, for which a separate penalty may be imposed.
A person who engages in the following conduct within the limits
of the Township of Washington shall be guilty of a violation of this
chapter:
A. A person who, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do
so, enters or surreptitiously remains in any structure or a separately
secured or occupied portion thereof.
B. A person who, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do
so, enters or remains in any place as to which notice against trespass
is given by:
(1) Actual communication to the person;
(2) Posting in a manner prescribed by law or reasonably likely to come
to the attention of intruders; or
(3) Fencing or other enclosure manifestly designed to exclude intruders.
C. A person who purposely or knowingly damages tangible property, real
or personal, of another or damages such property by reckless conduct.
D. A person who, with purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance
or alarm or reckless creating a risk thereof:
(1) Engages in fighting or threatening or in violent or tumultuous behavior;
(2) Creates a hazardous or physically dangerous condition by any act
which serves no legitimate purpose of the person;
(3) In a public place and with purpose to offend the sensibilities of
a hearer or in reckless disregard of the probability of so doing,
addresses unreasonably loud and offensively coarse or abusive language,
given the circumstances of the person present and the setting of the
utterance, to any person present;
(4) Makes or causes to be made a communication or communications anonymously
at an extremely inconvenient hour or in offensively coarse language
or in any manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm;
(5) Subjects another to striking, kicking, shoving or other offensive
touching or threatens to do so;
(6) Engages in any other course of alarming conduct or of repeatedly
committed acts with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy another person;
(7) By conduct either unlawful in itself or unreasonable under all the
circumstances, knowingly or recklessly creates or maintains a condition
which endangers the safety or health of a person or number of persons;
or
(8) Permits any tenant, lessee, guest, invitee or owner to engage in
any of the aforesaid proscribed conduct.
E. A person who interferes with, hampers or obstructs or attempts to
interfere with, hamper or obstruct any official of the Township of
Washington, police officer, special police officer, crossing guard,
constable, fireman or official agent or employee who discharging or
attempting to discharge his duties within the Township of Washington
or who fails to obey and carry out any lawful or reasonable instruction
or command given to him by any such individual.
F. A person who interferes with the proceedings of any court held by
any Municipal Court Judge or hampers or obstructs or attempts to hamper
or obstruct any such proceedings, either physically or verbally, including
the use of any offensive or abusive language.
G. A person who alters, tears or otherwise destroys any summons, warrant
or any other process duly issued within the Township of Washington.
H. A person who, without a duly issued permit therefor, promotes, establishes,
conducts or maintains any street parade, show or exhibition or promotes,
establishes, conducts or maintains any show, entertaining or exhibition
at or to which admission is charged.
I. A person who shall, with purpose to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting,
procession or gathering, does an act to obstruct or interfere with
the same.