[Adopted 2-12-2024 by Ord. No. O-01-24]
[Adopted 5-10-1982 by Ord. No. A-10-82]
No business or commercial establishment to which
the public is invited shall be open for business between the hours
of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Eastern standard time (2300 to 0500 hours)
unless:
A. There are two employees on continuous duty in that
part of the business or commercial establishment to which the public
is invited; or
B. The business or commercial establishment shall employ
a security officer or the premises has in operation a security device
approved by the Chief of Police of the City of Rahway, which may consist
of a silent and/or audible burglar alarm connected to a central security
monitoring system designed to activate police response; a closed-circuit
television connected to a central security monitoring system designed
to activate police response or such other device which can be activated
instantaneously to notify law enforcement officers that a crime or
disorderly persons activity is in progress; or
C. Such business is a gasoline service station where
no cash is kept on the premises or accepted in payment after 11:00
p.m. or before 5:00 a.m. Eastern standard time and where such fact
is announced to the public by prominently displayed notices or advertisements
on the premises.
Any person who shall violate a provision of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine
not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90
days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each
day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.