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Sec. 20-66. - Recreational vehicles defined.#
Recreational vehicle means a motor vehicle, including minibikes, dirt bikes, and snowmobiles, designed to travel over unimproved terrain and which has been determined by the division of motor vehicles as unsuitable for operation on the public way and not eligible for registration for such use. This shall not be construed to include golf mobiles or golf carts, riding lawn mowers, or garden tractors, which are not registered as farm vehicles, but shall include any three (3) wheel driven vehicle and any other four (4) wheel driven vehicle, regardless of type or design, including all classes of all-terrain vehicles.
(Ch. 281, 10-4-21)
Sec. 20-67. - Certain uses prohibited.#
Recreational vehicles are strictly prohibited from public streets, public parks, or any walkway, trail, grassy area, field, forest, or in any area within the town where motor vehicles are not allowed, and shall not be operated, driven, caused to be driven, walked, or parked on public streets, public parks, or any walkway, trail, grassy area, field, forest, or in any area within the town where motor vehicles are not allowed, or within the boundaries of any public park, or within the boundaries of any property of the Hopkinton Land Trust (HLT).
(Ch. 281, 10-4-21)
Sec. 20-68. - Riding on private property.#
No person shall operate any recreational vehicle upon any property or premises owned by another person without the consent in writing of the owner of the property or premises.
(Ch. 281, 10-4-21)
Sec. 20-69. - Violations and penalties.#
Any violator of section 20-67 or 20-68 shall be subject to a fine of one hundred ($100.00) dollars for a first offense, two hundred ($200.00) dollars for a second offense, and three hundred ($300.00) dollars for each offense thereafter. Any vehicle used in violation of this division shall be impounded at the owner's expense and shall not be released until all fees have been paid and/or court action has been completed. Violators will be responsible for the cost of all necessary environmental remediation. The Municipal Court has jurisdiction over violations of this section.
(Ch. 281, 10-4-21)
Sec. 20-70. - Eluding a police officer.#
No person operating any recreational vehicle in violation of this article shall elude any police officer upon being signaled to stop or upon being told to stop. This section shall apply upon the occurrence of any lawful act by a police officer in telling or signaling any vehicle operator to stop by any oral statement, siren, flashing lights, hand signal, or other signal. This shall apply whether the police officer ordering or signaling the stop is in a vehicle or on foot. This section is intended to prohibit acts to elude a police officer, including acts consisting of increasing speed, changing directions, turning lights off, or taking similar steps to avoid or escape apprehension. Any person in violation of this section shall be subject to an additional penalty of two hundred ($200.00) dollars.
(Ch. 281, 10-4-21)
Sec. 20-71. - Severability.#
If any provision of this article is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section of this article shall not affect the validity of the remains of the article.
(Ch. 281, 10-4-21)
Sec. 20-72. - Exceptions.#
This article shall not apply to any employee or agent of the town or HLT or any other local, state, or federal government official or first responder, including authorized members of any fire district or ambulance company, while engaged in the actual performance of his or her duties, nor to any vehicles and/or equipment used by vendors who are under contract with the town or HLT to provide goods or services or to persons that otherwise have the written permission of the town or HLT for the use or operation of a recreational vehicle.
(Ch. 281, 10-4-21)