The purpose of this chapter is to assist in
preserving the public peace and good order of the Town of Stillwater,
and to contribute to the public welfare, and the preservation and
protection of the persons and the property of the inhabitants of said
Town by declaring and enforcing certain regulations and restrictions
on children under the age of 18 years within the Town.
This chapter shall be known as the "Town Curfew
Law" of the Town of Stillwater.
[Amended 6-15-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995]
No person under the age of 18 years shall be
or remain in or upon any street, alley or public place or private
property without the permission of the owner, within the Town limits
of the Town of Stillwater, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. in the
evening and 5:00 a.m. in the morning on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, unless such person is
accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person having the legal
care and custody of such minor person.
Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter
to the contrary, the chief law enforcement official of the Town of
Stillwater, or his duly authorized agent, is hereby authorized to
issue passes to persons under 18 years of age which passes shall exempt
such persons from the provisions of this chapter for purposes of attendance
at, and travel to and from, places or other requirements of their
current employment, any municipal event and any school or religious
function or event or any functions or events operated by a duly organized
nonprofit organization. All passes so issued shall be specifically
limited to such date, time period indicated thereon to provide travel
time to and from, and attendance at, places or other requirements
of employment and such functions or events as hereinbefore described.
Passes to municipal, school, religious or nonprofit organization events
or functions shall be issued to sponsors of such events or functions
in reasonable advance thereof and the sponsors of such events or functions
shall issue them to persons under the age of 18 years of age desiring
to attend such functions or events.
Local Law No. 1 of the year 1979 and Local Law
No. 2 of the year 1979 shall be repealed in their entirety simultaneously
with the filing of this chapter in the office of the Secretary of
State.