[Ord. 521, 5/13/1968, § I; as amended by Ord. 1005,
5/23/2011]
Any privately owned place of business carried on for a profit
or any place of amusement or entertainment to which the public is
invited.
Any person under the age of 18 years.
Eastern Standard Time except from the second Sunday in March
to the first Sunday in November, when it shall be Eastern Daylight
Saving Time.
Any school activity or event which is conducted under the
supervision and approval of the administration or faculty of any public,
parochial, or private schools.
Any individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation
operating, managing, or conducting any establishment and whenever
used in any clause prescribing a penalty, the term "operator" as applied
to associations or partnerships shall include the members or partners
thereof and as applied to corporations, shall include the officers
thereof.
Any natural parent of a minor, a guardian, or any adult person,
21 years of age or over, responsible for the care and custody of a
minor.
Any public street, highway, road, alley, park, playground,
wharf, dock, public building, or vacant lot.
To loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or upon.
[Ord. 521, 5/13/1968, § II; as amended by Ord.
877, 10/25/1993, § 2]
1.
It shall be unlawful for any minor to remain in or upon any public
place or any private establishment between the hours of 11:00 p.m.
and 6:30 a.m. the following day, prevailing Borough time.
2.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any minor accompanied
by a parent, or to a minor upon an errand or other legitimate business
directed by such minor's parent or guardian, or to any minor
who is engaged in gainful lawful employment, or a bona fide member
of a fire, ambulance, or rescue organization during curfew hours,
and to any minor who is traveling to or is attending any official
school function.
[Ord. 521, 5/13/1968, § III]
1.
It shall be unlawful for any parent knowingly to permit any minor
to remain in or upon any public place or any establishment between
the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. the following day, official
Borough time.
2.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any parent who
accompanies a minor or to a parent who directs a minor upon an errand
or other legitimate business or to any parent of a minor engaged in
gainful lawful employment during the curfew hours.
3.
Each violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Ord. 521, 5/13/1968, § IV]
1.
It shall be unlawful for any operator of an establishment or their
agents or employees knowingly to permit any minor to remain upon the
premises of said establishment between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and
6:30 a.m., the following date, official Borough time.
2.
Each violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Ord. 521, 5/13/1968, § V; as amended by Ord. 877,
10/25/1993, § 5; by Ord. 907, 9/23/1996, § 6-305;
and by Ord. 1005, 5/23/2011]
1.
Any police officer who finds a minor violating the provisions of
this chapter shall obtain information from said minor, such as the
name, address, age, and the name and address of parent or guardian.
The minor shall thereupon be instructed to proceed home forthwith
and, if possible, shall be accompanied by the police officer. The
police officer shall ascertain, if possible, if the parent or guardian
are at home, and if so, notify them verbally of the violation of both
the parent and the minor. If the parent or guardian is not found at
home, the police officer shall make such report to his superior officer.
In all cases, whether or not verbal notice has been given, a written
notice shall also be mailed to the parent or guardian of the minor,
advising them of the violation of this Part.
2.
Any parent, or guardian who shall permit a minor to violate the provisions
of this Part after having received notice of a prior violation shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation
of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
3.
Any operator of an establishment and any agents or employees of any
operator who shall violate the provisions of this Part shall, upon
conviction thereof, be guilty of an offense and upon conviction thereof,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 plus costs and, in
default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
