[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Harrison
7-7-1980 by Ord. No. 4-1980. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following words shall, when used in this chapter, be construed to
have the following meanings:
Any vehicle fitted to run on wheels, cleats, skids, skis or runners
which is driven or powered by any type of motor or propelled by any other
means, except vehicles propelled by muscular power and vehicles running on
tracks, and shall include but not be limited to mini-bikes, go-carts, trail
bikes, sport bikes, trikes, motorized sleds, snowmobiles and any similar type
of sport vehicle.
All land in the Township of Harrison, in the County of Gloucester,
other than public property and other than public streets, roads and highways.
Lands owned by or leased to the Township of Harrison, in the County
of Gloucester, or owned by or leased to any other municipal corporation or
political subdivision of the State of New Jersey, but excepting and specifically
excluding from said definition all public streets, roads and highways in the
Township.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor-propelled
vehicle on any property, either public or private, in the Township of Harrison,
in the County of Gloucester, unless:
(1)
The person operating the motor-propelled vehicle is an
immediate member of the family of the owner or person in lawful possession
of the private property on which the vehicle is operated; or
(3)
The owner or other person or entity lawfully in possession
of the property consents thereto and the motor-propelled vehicle is registered
with the Harrison Township Police Department and has attached thereto a motor-propelled
vehicle registration tag issued by the Chief of Police of Harrison Township
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as hereinafter set forth.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy,
mutilate, alter, counterfeit or make any facsimile of any motor-propelled
vehicle registration tag or to attach any registration tag to any vehicle
other than the vehicle for which such tag was issued.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor-propelled
vehicle in the Township of Harrison, in the County of Gloucester, in such
careless, reckless or negligent manner as to endanger or cause damage to any
person or property.
D.
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor-propelled vehicle
in the Township of Harrison, in the County of Gloucester, in such manner as
to create loud, unnecessary or unusual noise so as to annoy other persons
or to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of the Township.
E.
No person operating a motor-propelled vehicle shall carry
any passenger or passengers therein or thereon unless said vehicle is specifically
equipped for the purpose of carrying one or more passengers, and no person
operating a motor-propelled vehicle shall carry more passengers therein or
thereon than such vehicle is specifically equipped to carry.
Owners of motor-propelled vehicles which are not registered as required
by the provisions of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Act[1] may register such motor-propelled vehicles with the Harrison Township
Police Department in accordance with the following procedure:
A.
Application for registration shall be made to the Chief
of Police of Harrison Township by the owner of such motor-propelled vehicle,
or by the owner's parents or other persons standing in loco parentis to the
owner if the owner is under 18 years of age, on a form to be furnished by
said Chief of Police, which shall set forth the name and address of the applicant,
the age and occupation of the applicant, the make, model and serial number
of the motor-propelled vehicle and such other reasonably required information
as said Chief of Police shall deem necessary for the proper enforcement of
this chapter.
B.
An application made by an owner 18 years of age or over
shall contain a statement certifying as to proof of the information therein
contained and shall be signed by the applicant.
C.
An application made by an owner under 18 years of age
shall contain a statement certifying as to the truth of the information therein
contained and shall be signed by the parent or other persons standing in loco
parentis to the applicant.
D.
The applicant shall pay a registration fee of $2 to the
Harrison Township Police Department with each application for registration.
E.
The Chief of Police, or a Township police officer designated
by him, shall, upon receipt of said signed application and said registration
fee, furnish applicant with a motor-propelled vehicle registration tag, which
applicant shall attach to the seat of the vehicle or to some other part of
the vehicle so as to be clearly visible from the rear of the vehicle. Said
registration tags shall be numbered in numerical order so that each tag shall
bear a different number.
F.
The Chief of Police, or a Township police officer designated
by him, shall keep and maintain a record of all applications and note on each
application the number or the tag issued therefor. Said Chief of Police shall
be responsible for the care and custody of all such application forms and
other records incident thereto.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.
All persons violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject
to the following penalties:
A.
Any person under 18 years of age who violates or fails
to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall for the first offense
be reprimanded in writing by the Chief of Police of Harrison Township or such
Township police officer as he shall designate. Such written reprimand shall
state the nature of the violation, and a copy thereof shall be delivered to
the parent or person standing in loco parentis to the violator, and for a
subsequent offense shall be proceeded against by a complaint filed with the
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court alleging juvenile delinquency and need
of supervision.
B.
Any person 18 years of age or older who violates or fails
to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,250, imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days,
and/or have the motor-propelled vehicle registration issued on his application
revoked.
[Amended 12-6-2004 by Ord. No. 40-2004]
Any motor-propelled vehicle operated on either public property or private
property in violation of the following provisions of this chapter may be impounded,
as follows:
A.
Any motor-propelled vehicle operated on any public property
or on any private property or on any street, road or highway in the Township
of Harrison may be impounded by the Chief of Police of Harrison Township,
or such Township police officers as may be designated by him, unless:
(1)
The person operating the motor-propelled vehicle is an
immediate member of the family of the owner or person in lawful possession
of the private property on which the vehicle is operated; or
(3)
The owner or other person or entity lawfully in possession
of the property consents thereto and the motor-propelled vehicle is registered
with the Harrison Township Police Department and has attached thereto a motor-propelled
vehicle registration tag issued by the Chief of Police of Harrison Township
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as hereinafter set forth.
B.
The Chief of Police, or such Township police officer
as shall be designated by him, shall keep and maintain a record of all motor-propelled
vehicles impounded as aforesaid, which record shall so far as possible show
the name and address of the owner, the make, model, year, serial number, color
and other items tending to identify the vehicle impounded in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter and shall also show the circumstances under
which it was impounded, such as the name of the police officer impounding
same, the location at which the violation and impounding occurred, the number
of the registration tag and the place where the impounded vehicle is stored.
Said record shall, if reclaimed by the owner, show the date reclaimed, time
and place of delivery to the owner and such other circumstances as the Chief
of Police or officer designated by him may think advisable, such as the condition
of the vehicle at the time of reclaiming, and a receipt for return of the
vehicle shall be signed by the owner.
