CHAPTER 8
GOLF CART USE AND OPERATION

SECTION:

6-8-1: Purpose And Intent

6-8-2: Definitions

6-8-3: Operator Requirements

6-8-4: Additional Restrictions Regarding Driving Or Operating Golf Carts

6-8-5: General Rules And Regulations

6-8-6: Designated Routes And Trails

6-8-7: Parent/Adult Responsibility

6-8-1: PURPOSE AND INTENT:

   A.   The city council declares that this golf cart use and operation chapter is an exercise of the regulatory powers delegated to the council by the state of Nevada pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 482.398 inter alia.

   B.   It is the intent of this chapter to provide reasonable regulations for golf carts, as defined in section 6-8-2 of this chapter, to operate on designated public streets, roads and/or highways for the express purpose of traveling the route of access between a golf course and the residence or temporary abode of the owner or operator of the golf cart. (Ord. 506, 10-25-2016, eff. 11-16-2016)

6-8-2: DEFINITIONS:

The following words, terms and phrases, and their derivation, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings, ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

GOLF CART: A motor vehicle that has no fewer than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground; and is designed to carry golf equipment and no more than four (4) persons, including the driver.

   A.   The term includes, but is not limited to:

      1.   Golf cart.

   B.   The term does not include:

      1.   A motor vehicle designed primarily for use in water;

      2.   A motor vehicle that is registered by the department of motor vehicles;

      3.   A "low speed vehicle" as defined in Nevada Revised Statutes 484B.637 and/or section 6-6-2 of this title;

      4.   A neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in section 6-6-2 of this title.

HIGHWAY: The entire width between the boundary lines of every way maintained by a public authority when any part of such way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic. (Ord. 506, 10-25-2016, eff. 11-16-2016)

6-8-3: OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS:

   A.   Except as provided in Nevada Revised Statutes 482.398(3), as may be amended or renumbered from time to time, no person shall operate a golf cart on a public street, road or highway in the city of Mesquite that is not designated for use by golf carts.

   B.   No person under the age of sixteen (16) shall operate a golf cart on any public street, road or highway in the city of Mesquite.

   C.   No person sixteen (16) years of age or older may operate a golf cart on any public street, road or highway designated for golf cart use in the city of Mesquite unless the person possesses:

      1.   A valid motor vehicle operator's license, as provided by Nevada law.

   D.   Except as provided in Nevada Revised Statutes 482.398(3), as may be amended or renumbered from time to time, no person shall operate a golf cart on a public street, road or highway in the city of Mesquite after daylight hours.

   E.   Any person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment of not more than six (6) months in jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

   F.   It is a defense to a charge under subsection C1 of this section if the person charged produces, at or before the time of trial, a driver's license that was valid at the time of his or her alleged operation. (Ord. 506, 10-25-2016, eff. 11-16-2016)

6-8-4: ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS REGARDING DRIVING OR OPERATING GOLF CARTS:

   A.   No owner or other person in the care or custody of a golf cart may give another person who is under sixteen (16) years of age permission to operate a golf cart on any public street, road or highway designated for golf cart use in the city of Mesquite or may suffer, allow or permit such operation by a person who is under sixteen (16) years of age.

   B.   Any person convicted of a violation of the above provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment of not more than six (6) months in jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

   C.   Mistake of age shall not be a defense to a charge under this section. (Ord. 506, 10-25-2016, eff. 11-16-2016)

6-8-5: GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS:

   A.   Required Equipment:

      1.   Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 482.398(3), as may be amended or renumbered from time to time, a person shall not operate a golf cart on any designated public streets, roads, and/or highways of the city, unless the golf cart has:

         a.   An emblem or placard for slow moving vehicles.

   B.   Traffic Laws Applicable: To the fullest extent practicable, the traffic laws of the state of Nevada, as set forth in the Nevada Revised Statutes, and of the city of Mesquite, as set forth in this code, are hereby made applicable to the operation of a golf cart under this chapter on any designated public streets, roads, and/or highways of the city.

   C.   Violation, Penalty: Any person convicted of a violation of any of the above rules and regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). (Ord. 506, 10-25-2016, eff. 11-16-2016)