[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Colts
Neck: Art. I, 6-29-1972 (Ch. 68, Art. I, of the 1969 Code); Art. II, 6-30-1977
(Ch. 68, Art. II, of the 1969 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-29-1972 by (Ch.
68, Art. I, of the 1969 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any type of unlicensed
motor-driven vehicle or conveyance, including but not necessarily limited
to snowmobiles, two-wheel motor vehicles known as "minibicycles," "trail bicycles"
and "motor scooters" and four-wheel motor vehicles, commonly known as "go-carts,"
upon any public property or township-owned land in the Township of Colts Neck,
New Jersey.
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined as
follows:
All streets, sidewalks, easements or any other areas dedicated or
commonly used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
All parks, recreation areas, ball parks, lake areas, storage facilities,
garage areas, Board of Education property and any and all other township or
publicly owned land and premises.
The operation of said motor-driven vehicle as defined in § 225-1 of this article is additionally prohibited upon private property, unless the operator of said motor-driven vehicle has received the express permission of the owner of said property to so operate the motor-driven vehicle.
It shall be unlawful to operate any unlicensed motor-driven vehicle as defined in § 225-1 in a manner so as to create loud, unnecessary or unusual noise so as to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of other persons.
It shall not be unlawful for any employee of this township to operate motor-driven vehicles as defined in § 225-1 for the purpose of maintenance, repairing or doing any public work within the scope of his or her employment.
[Amended 10-8-1997; 3-8-2006]
A violation of any provision of this article shall be punishable as provided in § 1-9 of this Code.
[Adopted 6-30-1977 by (Ch.
68, Art. II, of the 1969 Code)]
[Amended 10-8-1997]
No person shall operate any type of motor-driven vehicle as defined in § 225-1 of Article I of this chapter within the Township of Colts Neck in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger the safety of any person, including the operator of the unregistered motor-driven vehicle or the property of any person.
No person shall own, ride or operate such motor-driven vehicle within
the Township of Colts Neck unless same is registered pursuant to the terms
of the within article.
A.
Registration procedure. An application for registration
shall be made by the owner of a motor-driven vehicle as defined in the within
article to the Township Clerk upon a form provided by the Township of Colts
Neck, which form shall require the name and address of the owner, the make,
model and serial number of the motor-driven vehicle and such other information
as the Colts Neck Township Committee, by resolution, shall deem necessary
and proper.
B.
The owner shall sign the registration form and shall
certify that the information contained therein is true.
C.
A separate registration shall be required for each motor-driven
vehicle as defined in the within article.
Upon receipt of the completed registration form, signed by the owner,
the Township Clerk shall cause a registration tag to be issued to the owner
which shall be attached to the seat of the motor-driven vehicle in a prominent
place so as to be visible from the rear. The registration tag number assigned
to the vehicle shall be noted on the registration form.
The office of the Township Clerk shall be responsible for the custody
and maintenance of all registration forms.
No person shall remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any registration
tag or the number which appears thereon.
Every person who sells or transfers ownership of a registered motor-driven
vehicle shall report such sale or transfer to the office of the Township Clerk
and shall return the registration tag issued for such motor-driven vehicle.
The within article shall be enforced by the New Jersey State Police,
the Special Police Force of the Township of Colts Neck and the Civil Defense
Auxiliary Police Force of the Township of Colts Neck.
Any person under the age of 18 years who violates or fails to comply
with any of the provisions of this article shall be penalized in accordance
with the provisions of the within article and shall also be reprimanded, in
writing, by a designated representative of the Township of Colts Neck. Such
writing shall be mailed certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall
be addressed to the offender and to his or her parents or guardian. Such writing
shall state the nature of the violation. Upon a second or subsequent violation
of this article, it shall be rebuttably presumed that any person under the
age of 18 years and who resides with his or her parents or guardian is operating
said motor-driven vehicle with the sufferance and permission of his or her
parents or guardian. In such event, said parents or guardian shall be similarly
considered in violation of the within article.
Any motor-driven vehicle as defined in the within article which is used
or operated and which does not display a registration tag issued pursuant
to the provisions of this article shall be subject to impoundment by the enforcing
officers and shall be stored in such a place as is designated by the Colts
Neck Township Committee.
A.
The owner of any motor-driven vehicle so impounded may
reclaim the same upon proof of compliance with the provisions of this article
and upon payment of all costs and charges incurred by the Township of Colts
Neck for towing and storage of said unregistered motor-driven vehicle. The
Township Committee, by resolution, shall prepare a schedule of costs and charges
for towing and storage, which schedule shall become effective on adoption
of the resolution. Such resolution shall be filed in the office of the Township
Clerk. Any modification or amendment of such schedule shall be accomplished
by resolution of the Colts Neck Township Committee.
B.
When a motor-driven vehicle is impounded, the enforcement
officer shall keep and maintain a record which shall contain, where possible,
the color, make, model, year and serial number of the unregistered motor-driven
vehicle. In addition, the enforcement officer shall make records which shall
set forth the date and hour of the impoundment, the location from which impounded,
the reason for impoundment, the name of the impounding officer and the location
at which the unregistered motor-driven vehicle is stored.
[Added 10-8-1997; amended 3-8-2006]
A violation of any provision of this article shall be punishable as provided in § 1-9 of this Code.
