[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of East Orange 3-25-1968 by Ord. No. 20-1968 as Ch. 23, Secs. 23:1-14, 23:1-14.1 and 23:1-14.2, of the 1968 Code; amended in its entirety 4-12-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021.[1] Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: Prior amendments included Ord. No. 68-1970 and Ord. No. 15-1980.
[Amended 9-9-2024 by Ord. No. 21-2024]
A. 
As fully authorized under law, the City of East Orange Police Department shall enforce within the City of East Orange all provisions in the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, N.J.S.A. 2C:1-1 et seq., that preserve public peace and good order, including, but not limited to, the offenses of defiant trespass, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3b; loitering for the purpose of illegally using, possessing or selling controlled substances, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2.1; and loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitution, N.J.S.A. 2C:34-1.1, as each such offense is defined, described, prohibited and penalized under the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice.
B. 
Inhabit, use or remain in or upon any park, recreation area, playground, building or public property owned or operated, directly or indirectly, or subsidized by the City of East Orange or the Department of Public Works of the City of East Orange or the Recreation Program of the City of East Orange during non-designated hours.
A. 
Violators of any of the provisions of § 173-1A shall be subject to those penalties outlined in the corresponding sections of N.J.S.A. 2C:1-1, et seq.
B. 
Violators of any of the provisions of § 173-1B shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine up to $500. Persons convicted of violating § 173-1B more than once in a six-month period shall be subject to a fine of up to $1,000.