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There are hereby established regulations for the use and operation of golf carts on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, as set forth hereinafter in this subchapter. The use and operation of golf carts on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake is permitted and authorized when such use and operation is in compliance with the stated regulations herein and applicable provisions of IC 9-21-1-3.3 et seq., as amended.
(Ord. 1280, passed 12-19-17)
The definition of golf cart is as specified hereinafter, namely:
“GOLF CART.” A four (4) wheeled motor vehicle originally and specifically intended/constructed to transport one (1) or more individuals. For purposes of this subchapter, and as same is amended hereafter from time to time, a golf cart shall be included in the definition of a slow moving vehicle as the same is defined in IC 9-21-9-1, as a “vehicle that is (1) pulled; (2) towed; (3) self-propelled; or (4) animal drawn; that is not under ordinary circumstances moved, operated, or driven at a speed greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
(Ord. 1280, passed 12-19-17)
Any individual seeking to use and operate a golf cart, as defined, on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, shall be a licensed driver under applicable Indiana law. Such individual using and operating a golf cart in the Town of Cedar Lake shall have such license on his or her person at all times, as when operating a motor vehicle, during the use and operation of any golf cart in the town.
(Ord. 1280, passed 12-19-17) Penalty, see § 76.99
The following regulations are hereby established for the operation and usage of golf carts on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, namely:
(A) Registration fee. All golf carts used and operated on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, shall be registered Annually with the town. The owner of such golf cart to be registered shall complete a registration form and pay the applicable fee for same. The initial/annual registration fee shall be the amount of $10.00. The registration, upon issuance, shall be valid for the calendar year period, with each registration issued expiring December 31, of each year. For purposes of the registration fee, the annual calendar year shall be the term of the registration, and the full amount of the fee shall be charged and collected.
(B) Insurance: proof of insurance; financing responsibility. All golf carts to be operated and used on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, shall be insured, with said proof of insurance to be provided to the Town with the initial and subsequent annual registrations. Insurance proof shall be maintained and kept in a golf cart at all times during any usage and operation of such golf cart.
(C) Slow moving vehicle emblem display. All golf carts registered for operation and usage on the public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, must display at all times a Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem and/or a red or amber flashing light. Further, all golf carts operated, or operating after dusk and before dawn, shall be equipped with headlights, taillights and turn signals in working order, at all times during such dusk and before dawn operation on town public streets, roads and alleys.
(D) Compliance with traffic law and town ordinances. All operators and users of a registered golf cart on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, shall comply with and follow state traffic Laws under the provisions of IC 9-21, et seq., as amended, and all applicable provisions of the Town Code as currently in effect, or as amended hereafter from time to time, pertaining to motor vehicle operation in the town.
(E) Places of operation. Usage and operation of golf carts shall be restricted to the public streets, roads and alleys in residential neighborhoods and communities in the town. Such golf carts shall operate and be used at a maximum speed limit of 25 mph. Exceeding a speed limit of 25 mph shall be violative of this subchapter and its regulations set forth. Further, no golf cart shall be used or operated on any public streets, roads and alleys within the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, in which the speed limit is more than 25 mph, or wherever the prohibition of the use of golf carts is posted.
(F) Occupancy. There shall be no usage or operation of a golf cart on public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, with any more passengers, including operator, than designed for the golf cart to transport. An operator and/or passengers shall remain seated in the specific golf cart being used and operated at all times, and no extension of any body part outside the interior of the golf cart shall occur while the golf cart is being used and operated, in any way.
(Ord. 1280, passed 12-19-17; Am. Ord. 1391, passed 8-17-21) Penalty, see § 76.99
(A) The violation of any provision of this chapter for which no other penalty is provided, as amended from time to time, in addition to any penalties prescribed under the applicable state law, shall be punished by a fine as set forth below. Every day any violation of this chapter, as amended from time to time, shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(1) First violation shall be a minimum fine not less than $25.
(2) Second violation shall be a minimum fine not less than $75.
(3) Third and subsequent violation shall be a minimum fine not less than $150.
(1) Fines. A fine shall be issued of no less than $50 for a first offense, and no less than $100 for a second or subsequent offense. The determination of period of time for a fine shall be a calendar year, with computation of time for fines being each calendar year. In the event of violation citation being docketed for prosecution of violation of same in the Town Court, attorney fees of the town for prosecution shall also be imposed.
(2) Suspension of revocation of registration/usage privilege. An individual failing or refusing to pay a fine assessed hereunder for violation of §§ 76.40 through 76.43, or who is cited with three or more violations of §§ 76.40 through 76.43 in a calendar year, shall be subject to suspension of operations and usage registrations for a golf cart, or revocation, and with such suspension or revocation, shall be prohibited from operating or using a golf cart on the public streets, roads and alleys in the Town of Cedar Lake thereafter for at least a one calendar year period. Operational privileges may be reinstated by the Town Police Department with simultaneous processing of golf cart usage registration.
(Ord. 637, passed 2-7-94; Am. Ord. 638, passed 2-7-94; Am. Ord. 986, passed 3-6-07; Am. Ord. 1280, passed 12-19-17)