[Amended 6-7-1995 by Ord. No. 338]
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit
minors under 17 years of age from being in the public streets and
other public places of the City between certain hours, except as otherwise
provided in this section.
B. Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC PLACE
Any park, playground or commercial establishment open to
the general public.
PUBLIC STREET
Any street, highway, alley, sidewalk or adjacent property
open to the public.
C. Minors under 12 years of age; minors aged 12 through
16.
(1) Minors under 12. No minor under 12 years of age shall
loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public street or public place
between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following morning,
except as otherwise provided in this section.
(2) Minors aged 12 through 16. No minor aged 12 through
16 shall loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public street or
public place between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the
following morning, except as otherwise provided in this section.
D. Exceptions. If a minor is accompanied by a parent,
guardian or some adult over 21 years of age delegated by the parent
or guardian to accompany such child, or where the presence of such
minor in any public place or on any public street is connected with
and required by some legitimate work, trade, profession or occupation
in which such minor is engaged, or where such minor is upon an emergency
errand or other legitimate business directed by his or her parent
or guardian, or is going to or coming from a church, municipal or
school function, or returning from the theater with the permission
of the parent, guardian or other adult person 21 years of age or older
having the care and custody of the minor, then this section shall
not apply.
E. Parental responsibility. No person shall assist, aid,
abet or encourage any minor under 17 years of age to violate this
section. When any minor is found violating this section, a presumption
shall arise that the parent or legal guardian having the care and
custody of the minor assisted, aided, abetted and encouraged such
minor in violating this section.
No person within the City shall attempt or offer,
with force and violence, to do a corporal hurt to another, or assault
and/or batter any other person.
No person within the City who has arrived at
the age of discretion shall willfully blaspheme the Holy Name of God
by cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, or use any indecent,
immoral, obscene, vulgar or insulting language on any public street
or other public place or in any place of business open to public patronage.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 310]
A. Spray paint defined. For purposes of this section,
"spray paint" means any adherent, pigmented substance dispersed in
particles by means of an atomizer or other simple mechanical instrument
or applicator.
B. Possession by minors prohibited. No person under 18
years of age shall possess, buy or transfer possession of, or receive
possession of, spray paint unless accompanied by an adult.
C. Aiding and abetting violations. It shall be unlawful
for any person to assist, aid, abet, or encourage any person under
18 years of age to violate this section, or to sell spray paint to
any person under 18 years of age.
A violation of any provision of this article
shall be a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General
Provisions, Article
II.