(A) At least ten days prior to first operating a golf cart, any owner of a golf cart desiring to operate the same on the public streets, highways and all alleyways within the Town of Ingalls, Indiana, must register the golf cart with the Ingalls Police Department, which is charged with the responsibility for inspecting and registering golf carts. The Ingalls Police Department shall also maintain records of the registration for golf carts, which shall include but not be limited to, the name of the owner(s), address of the owner(s), contact information for the owner(s), the name of insurance company, insurance policy number, and insurance agent name and contact information, and other information deemed necessary by the Ingalls Police Department to maintain a complete registry of such vehicles.
(B) Before registration of a golf cart, the Ingalls Police Department shall inspect a golf cart to ensure that it is equipped with the following and it shall be the registrant's continuing obligation to maintain said golf cart in a good working order and adjustment, so as to ensure that the vehicle is in a safe mechanical condition that does not endanger the person who drives the vehicle, another occupant of the vehicle or a person upon the public streets, highways and alleyways of the Town of Ingalls, Indiana. Said equipment shall include the following:
(1) At least one tail lamp, located in the center of the rear of the golf cart, that emits a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear, located, as measured from the center of the tail lamp, not less than 20 inches and not more than 72 inches to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when the vehicle is without a load;
(2) On four-wheeled golf carts, at least two red reflectors carried on the rear, either as a part of the tail lamps or separately, mounted at a height measured from the center of the reflector of not less than 20 inches and not more than 60 inches to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when the vehicle is without a load. The reflectors must be of a size and characteristic and mounted so as to be visible at night from all distances within 100 feet to 600 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps from approaching vehicles.
(3) At least one red reflector carried on the rear of a two-wheeled vehicle located at the center of said vehicle at a height measured from the center of the reflector of not less than 20 inches and not more than 60 inches to the level ground upon which he vehicle stands when the vehicle is without a load. The reflector must be of a size and characteristic and mounted so as to be visible at night from all distances within 100 feet to 600 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps from approaching vehicles.
(4) One safety belt for each passenger, which belt shall meet the standards stated in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (49CFR571.208), which each occupant shall maintain properly fastened about the occupant's body at all times when the vehicle is in motion;
(5) A slow moving vehicle emblem, consisting of a design in compliance with I.C. 9-21-9-5, which shall be mounted as near as practicable to the center of mass of the vehicle at an approximate height of not less than three feet and not more than five feet from the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when the vehicle is without a load. The emblem shall be mounted, so as to be entirely visible from the rear, day or night. Such an emblem shall be required on all golf carts that operate or may not be driven at a speed of greater than 25 miles per hour.
(C) Upon registration of the golf cart and the payment of the sum of $10 from the person(s) registering said vehicle, the owner(s) of said vehicle shall receive a registration sticker which is valid for one calendar year from the date of registration and that must be displayed at all times during operation on public streets, highways and alleyways within the Town of Ingalls, Indiana, in a visible location on the rear of said vehicle. If a registration sticker is not available at the time or registration, the owner(s) will receive written proof of registration to be carried during the operation of said vehicle on public streets, highways and alleyways of the Town of Ingalls, Indiana, until the registration sticker is issued. Any and all renewals of the golf cart registration for a vehicle described above shall be renewed at least ten days prior to its expiration. If said registration renewal and inspection is conducted within ten days prior to the annual renewal date, the cost of said renewed registration and inspection shall be $10; however, if said registration and inspection is allowed to expire, any further registration or inspection of said vehicle shall be at the charge of $20.
(D) The registration of a golf cart may not be transferred to another person.
(E) The Ingalls Police Department shall not register any golf cart that is not in compliance with this section.
(Ord. - -, passed 9-14-2020)