[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of New Rochelle 7-6-1976
by Ord. No. 165-1976. Section 202-2 added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bicycles — See Ch. 101.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch.
312.
A. No person being a parent of or having the care and custody
of a minor child shall suffer, allow or permit such child to operate any motor
vehicle, as the same is defined in § 125 of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York, upon any public highway, street or public place,
unless such vehicle is duly registered under the laws of the State of New
York and such child has a valid license to operate such vehicle, except that
the operation of motor vehicles commonly described as "minibikes" upon any
street or public place set aside for and designated for such use by the City
of New Rochelle shall not be a violation of this chapter.
B. The operation of any such unregistered motor vehicle
upon any public highway, street or public place by a minor child shall be
deemed to be with the sufferance, permission or consent of the person being
the parent of such child or having the care and custody of such child.
An offense against the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days,
or both.