A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be lawful to operate a nonhighway vehicle upon any roadway in the Village of Monee subject to the following conditions:
1. No nonhighway vehicle shall be driven or operated upon any roadway in the Village of Monee with a speed limit greater than thirty (30) miles per hour. Provided however, a nonhighway vehicle may cross a roadway at an intersection where the roadway to be crossed has a posted speed limit of more than thirty five (35) miles per hour.
2. No person shall drive or operate a nonhighway vehicle upon any roadway in the Village of Monee without a valid driver's license issued in his or her name.
3. All nonhighway vehicles shall yield to motor vehicles in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code.
4. All nonhighway vehicles shall have properly installed car seats if so applicable.
5. It shall be unlawful to operate a nonhighway vehicle in a Municipal park or upon a Village controlled sidewalk or trail.
6. No person operating a nonhighway vehicle shall make a direct crossing upon or across any highway under the jurisdiction of the State of Illinois, toll road, interstate highway, or controlled access highway unless at an intersection controlled by a traffic light or a four-way stop sign and the speed limit of the highway to be crossed is the forty (40) miles per hour or less at the place of crossing.
7. No nonhighway vehicle shall be driven or operated on any roadway not exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Village of Monee unless the Village and the unit of local government with the concurrent jurisdiction authorizes the same.
8. No all-terrain vehicles, as defined by section 1-101.8 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or off highway motorcycles as defined by section 1-153.1 of the Illinois Code, shall be driven or operated on any roadway in the Village of Monee.
9. No nonhighway vehicle may be operated on any roadway in the Village of Monee, unless at a minimum, it has the following: brakes, a steering apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red reflectors in the front and rear, a slow moving emblem on the rear of the nonhighway vehicle, a headlight that emits a white light visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the front, a taillight that emits a red light visible from at least one hundred feet (100') to the rear, brake lights and turn signals. All nonhighway vehicles shall have their headlights and taillights illuminated when driven or operated upon a roadway in the Village of Monee as required by section 12-201 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
10. Any person who operates a nonhighway vehicle on a street or roadway shall be subject to the mandatory insurance requirements under article VI, chapter 7 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
11. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a nonhighway vehicle upon any roadway within the Village of Monee while transporting or carrying more occupants than the nonhighway vehicle is designed to transport or carry as determined by the number of permanent individual seats provided in the nonhighway vehicle.
12. It shall be unlawful for a person to drive or operate a nonhighway vehicle (excluding low speed vehicles that are required by the Secretary of State to register with the State of Illinois) upon any roadway in the Village of Monee that is not registered with the Monee Police Department, or that does not have displayed conspicuously on the rear of said nonhighway vehicle, a corresponding current registration number placard/sticker.
a. Commencing June 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, all owners of nonhighway vehicles shall apply to register their nonhighway vehicle with the Monee Police Department by fully and truthfully completing a nonhighway vehicle registration application. In order to be registered, the nonhighway vehicle shall be subject to inspection by the Monee Police Department and must comply with the condition requirements of this section, including providing proof of compliance with the mandatory insurance requirements.
b. Nonhighway vehicle registration, and the corresponding placard/sticker, shall be valid for a period of June 1 of the current calendar year through May 31 of the following calendar year. (Ord. 1878, 9-26-2018)
c. Commencing June 1, 2019 and every year thereafter, a non- refundable registration fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid by the owner at the time of registration. (Ord. 1912, 4-24-2019)
d. Registration shall be subject to the revocation in the event the Monee Police Department determines the applicable insurance policy for the nonhighway vehicle has been revoked, has lapsed or is otherwise invalid.
e. All owners of the nonhighway vehicles registered with the Monee Police Department will be issued a corresponding registration number placard/sticker, which shall be affixed and remain conspicuously visible on the rear of the nonhighway vehicle. (Ord. 1878, 9-26-2018)