[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fair Haven 6-22-1970 as Ch. 7 of the 1970 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Noise — See Ch. 96.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 100.
It shall be unlawful for any person who has not yet passed his or her 18th birthday to remain or loiter about, in or upon any street, alley, byway or public place within the confines of the Village of Fair Haven between the hours of 10:00 p.m. prevailing time and 5:00 a.m. prevailing time unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or person in loco parentis (other person having legal control of such person) or unless the employment or authorized school activity of such person makes it necessary to be abroad on the streets, alleys, byways or public places within the confines of the village during the aforesaid hours; provided the exception shall not apply when the person under age shall be playing or unnecessarily loitering about any street, alley, byway or public place within the confines of the Village of Fair Haven.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or person legally responsible to permit any violation of § 52-1 of this chapter by any person for whom they are responsible who has not yet passed his or her 18th birthday.
Violation of any part of this chapter shall be deemed an offense with the exception that any violator who has not yet passed his or her 16th birthday shall be adjudged a juvenile delinquent.
A. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine not exceeding $250 for each violation. In addition each violation of this enactment shall constitute disorderly conduct and each person violating the same shall be a disorderly person. Each day that a violation or failure to comply with any provision of this enactment or any regulation promulgated hereunder by the Board of Trustees occurs shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
B. 
A person adjudged a juvenile delinquent shall be petitioned into Family Court; and further, it shall be the duty of the arresting police officer to immediately, or as soon after as possible, notify the parent, guardian or legally responsible person of such arrest and to issue, either in writing or verbally an order to produce the juvenile in Family Court at such time as the Family Court decrees.
Arrests for any violation of this chapter may be made by any police officer without a warrant provided the police officer has reasonable belief that the person arrested did, in fact, commit a violation of this chapter; provided the arrest is effected within six months of the date of the violation.
This chapter shall take effect upon final passage and publication as provided by law.