It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
any unregistered or unauthorized motor vehicle, including motorcycles,
minibikes, motorized bicycles or other vehicles operated by internal
combustion engines, upon any park, playground, play field, school
property, including athletic fields, or property owned or under control
of the Town of Johnson, except authorized Town vehicles and equipment
or vendors who are under contract with the Town.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
an unregistered motorcycle, minibike or motorized bicycle upon any
highway of the Town of Johnston pursuant to the provisions of R.I.G.L.
§ 31-3-1.
Any police officer in his discretion may remove
any motor vehicle violating this article to police headquarters or
another authorized impound area. Such motor vehicles seized pursuant
to this article shall be impounded for a period of 10 days. Prior
to the release of any motor vehicle, written authorization must be
obtained from the Police Department, and no release shall be issued
until all towing and storage charges are paid forthwith.
Any adult violating the provisions of §
220-107 of this article shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Juvenile offenders will be subject to administrative action by the Chief of Police. Any person violating the provisions of §
220-108 of this article shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Family Court and/or the Administrative Adjudication Division.
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow
any motor vehicle to become abandoned on any public highway or public
property owned or maintained by the Town. A motor vehicle shall be
deemed abandoned if it is missing any major parts, such as engines,
doors, windows, hood, flat tires, or for any reason is immovable under
its own power and has been at the same location on the public highway
or public property for a period of 48 hours, even if such motor vehicle
be properly registered.