[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Northfield 8-20-1974 by Ord. No. 12-1974 (Ch. 112 of the 1974
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms used
herein are defined as follows:
Includes but is not expressly limited to minibikes, motor
scooters, go-carts, swamp buggies, snowmobiles and any other motor-driven
vehicle not capable of being registered under Title 39, Motor Vehicles
and Traffic Regulation, of the New Jersey Statutes, as amended, except
such vehicles as in such Title 39 are expressly exempt from registration.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate,
or permit and suffer to be operated, a motor-driven vehicle as defined
herein, within the City of Northfield, under the following circumstances:
A.
On private property of another without the express
prior written consent of the owner and the occupant of said property.
Where such express prior written consent has been obtained, the operator
shall keep the same on his person, available for immediate display,
during the period of such operation.
B.
On any public grounds or private property, inclusive
of sidewalks and parking lots.
C.
In such manner as to create loud, unnecessary or unusual
noise so as to disturb or interfere with the peace and quiet of other
persons. To this end, no person shall operate such a motor-driven
vehicle before the hour of 9:00 a.m. and after the hour of 9:00 p.m.,
prevailing time, or sunset, whichever shall first occur.
D.
In a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as
to endanger or be likely to endanger the safety or property of any
person.
It shall be rebuttably presumed that any person
under the age of 18 years who operates a motor-driven vehicle in violation
of the terms of this chapter, and who resides with his or her parent(s),
guardian(s) or other person(s) having custody of said person, is operating
said motor-driven vehicle with the sufferance and permission of said
parent(s), guardian(s) or other person(s) having custody of said person,
and said parent(s), guardian(s) or other person(s) having custody
of said person shall be subject to prosecution the same as said person
under the age of 18 years who actually operated the motor-driven vehicle
in violation of this chapter.
Any person under the age of 18 years who shall
violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be
a juvenile delinquent and shall be proceeded against as such.
