Any person who operates a motor vehicle in such
a manner as to create a loud and unnecessary noise, such as grating,
grinding, rattling, screeching and other noise, to the disturbance
of a portion of the orderly people of the Town, shall be deemed guilty
of an offense.
[Amended 1-27-1992 by Ord. No. 1-92-0183; 7-27-2009 by Ord. No. 06-09-276]
A. The through
operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles is hereby prohibited
on public highways situated in the Town as designated by the Chief
of Police, Public Safety Director or Town Council.
B. Any person
who violates this section shall be fined no less than $50 and not
more than $300 for each offense.
[Added 9-23-2002 by Ord. No. 5-02-0232]
A. No person shall ride, drive, or otherwise use a dirt
bike, mini bike, go-cart, ATV, snowmobile or like recreational vehicle
on private or public property, whether posted or not, without permission
of the owner of such property. Exception to this section shall be
if such vehicle is used by a police, fire, or emergency services agency.
Operators of such vehicles must have written permission from the landowner
on their person while in operation.
B. Each violation of Subsection
A shall be subject to a fine of $300 by the Coventry Municipal Court. In addition to all fines, the Coventry Municipal Court may impose court costs.
[Amended 6-18-1990 by Ord. No. 4-90-0167; 7-27-2009 by Ord. No. 06-09-276]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of §§
231-5,
231-8 and
231-10 shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $300 or imprisoned for a period of time not to exceed 30 days unless state law provides for a lesser penalty, in which event state law shall govern. Such fines are to be recovered for the use of the Town.
[Amended 10-7-1991 by Ord. No. 8-91-0180]
A. Except as otherwise governed by state law or as otherwise specifically set forth in this chapter, the general penalties provided in §
1-2 of this Code of Ordinances shall govern; except that a person electing to appear before the clerk of the court or mailing same in lieu of personal appearance before the municipal court and admitting the violation charged shall be punished by a fine.
[Amended 7-27-2009 by Ord. No. 06-09-276]
B. Payment by mail shall be made to the following:
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Clerk of Municipal Court
Coventry Town Hall
1670 Flat River Road
Coventry, RI 02816
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C. Any fine paid by mail pursuant to this section shall
be deposited along with the violation tag in a depository maintained
by the United States Postal Service for the collection of mail. The
postage cancellation shall be prima facie evidence of the time of
deposit.
D. When the mail is used to pay a fine under this section,
such fine shall be paid in cash, or by check or money order. If a
check is returned by the bank for insufficient funds, the person so
charged may be required to make payment in person before the municipal
court at a time set by the clerk of the court, who shall notify the
person so charged by mail, return receipt requested, that his or her
check was returned for insufficient funds, and such person shall appear
before the municipal court on the date set by such clerk; and an additional
charge of $25 shall be added to the fine.
[Amended 7-27-2009 by Ord. No. 06-09-276]
E. In lieu of mailing, the fine may be paid in person
to the clerk of court at any court session by presenting the summons
and the fine to the clerk and admitting the charge.
F. Fines paid by mail or by personally appearing shall
be paid within 30 days from the date of the offense.
G. A person desiring to contest the charge shall, within
30 days, return the summons to the Police Department denying such
charge; otherwise such charge shall be admitted.