(A) Golf carts and side by sides, as those terms are defined herein, may be operated on the streets and highways located within and under the jurisdiction of the town in strict compliance with the following.
(1) Golf carts and side by sides may be operated only by licensed drivers.
(2) Golf carts and side by sides shall be registered with the town on or before May 1 of each year. For each golf cart and side by side registered, the town will charge an annual registration fee of $30 and will issue an annual certificate of registration for the period from May 1 of the current year through April 30 of the following year. As a condition of issuance of a certificate of registration, each owner of a golf cart or side by side must present valid proof of financial responsibility, as required by this subchapter, and, for side by sides, a copy of a valid state issued registration, as required by applicable state law, and make available for inspection the vehicle that is the subject of their application.
(3) Side by sides shall be registered and registrations and decals shall be displayed as may be required by applicable state statutes, including, without limitation, I.C. 14-16-1.
(4) Golf carts and side by sides may be operated only during daylight hours, unless equipped with working headlights and taillights.
(5) A slow moving vehicle emblem, which shall be the standard fluorescent orange triangle with retroreflective border that complies with the specifications found in 205 I.A.C. 1, shall be affixed, at all times, to all golf carts and side by sides operated on the streets of the town. The slow moving vehicle emblem shall be mounted point up in a plane perpendicular to the direction of travel and shall be placed centrally at the rear of the vehicle, unobscured, and three to five feet above the ground measured from the lower edge of the emblem.
(6) The number of passengers, in addition to the driver, of a golf cart or side by side shall be limited by and to the original factory seating available. All passengers and drivers must be seated at all times. No passenger shall ride on the lap of any other passenger.
(7) No golf cart or side by side, while being operated on the streets of the town, shall be used to tow, pull, push, or otherwise assist any other vehicle, trailer, boat, sled, skid, or other device or conveyance.
(8) Each owner of a golf cart or side by side must have available, at all times while the golf cart or side by side is being operated on the streets of the town, and present to a town police officer, upon request, proof of financial responsibility in a form prescribed by I.C. 9-25-4.
(9) Drivers of golf carts and side by sides shall operate them, at all times, in strict compliance with all other local traffic rules and regulations that apply to all other motor vehicles operated on the streets of the town.
(B) Golf carts and side by sides owned by non-residents of the town that are registered, as may be required by the county and the state, may be operated on town streets and highways in compliance with all other provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 2017-1, passed 2-6-2017) Penalty, see § 73.99