As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings indicated:
GUARDIAN
A person, other than a parent, to whom legal custody of the juvenile
has been given by court order or who is acting in the place of the parent
or is responsible for the care and welfare of the juvenile.
JUVENILE
An individual who is under the age of 18 years.
LOITERING
Remaining idle in essentially one location and shall include the
concepts of spending time idly, loafing or walking about aimlessly and shall
also include the colloquial expression "hanging around."
[Added 6-21-1994 by Ord.
No. 20-6-94]
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public has access, including but not limited
to a public street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk, bridge, alley, plaza, park,
recreation or shopping area, public transportation facility, vehicle used
for public transportation, parking lot or any other public building, structure
or area.
[Added 6-21-1994 by Ord.
No. 20-6-94]
A. Prohibition. No person shall loiter in a public place
in such a manner as to:
(1) Create or cause to be created a danger of a breach of
the peace.
(2) Create or cause to be created any disturbance or annoyance
to the comfort and repose of any person.
(3) Obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
(4) Obstruct, molest or interfere with any person lawfully in any public place as defined in §
63-1. This Subsection
A(4) shall include the making of unsolicited remarks of an offensive, disgusting or insulting nature or which are calculated to annoy or disturb the person to or in whose hearing they are made.
B. Discretion of police officers. Whenever any police officer shall, in the exercise of reasonable judgment, decide that the presence of any person in any public place is causing or is likely to cause any of the conditions enumerated in Subsection
A, he may, if he deems it necessary for the preservation of the public peace and safety, order that person to leave that place. Any person who shall refuse to leave after being ordered to do so by a police officer shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
C. No minor shall enter onto any property controlled by
the Evesham Board of Education between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
for any purpose unless accompanied by a responsible adult or unless said minor
has permission from the Evesham Board of Education, which permission has been
transmitted, in writing, to the Township Manager of the Township of Evesham
or his designate.
Any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I, of this Code. Any juvenile who violates this chapter shall be treated as a juvenile offender in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. Each violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense. Furthermore, both the juvenile and/or the juvenile's parent(s) or guardian(s), in the event of a violation of this chapter, shall be required to perform community service.