[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Borough of Haddonfield 1-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2006-25. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the following definitions:
A fund-raising effort, a volunteer service effort, including
a dinner, rally, a musical and/or dance performance, and such other
events, activities or meetings that are conducted and/or sponsored
by an entity or individual that has been approved as a charitable
entity or endeavor by a state or the federal government.
A play, a concert, a poetry reading, attendance at an art
gallery, musical performance, a dance performance, a singing performance,
a book reading, a book club discussion, a lecture, and other such
events, activities or meetings.
A lecture, training, instructions, a seminar and other such
events, activities or meetings.
A motion picture viewing at a theater, parade, show, dance
performance, musical performance, and other such events, activities
or meetings.
Attendance at local, County, state or federal legislative
session, judicial proceeding or executive branch event of the government,
and other such events, activities or meetings.
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.
An individual who is under the age of 18 years.
A church, synagogue, mosque, temple and/or chapel, operated
and/or owned by a nonprofit entity approved by the federal or state
government as a nonprofit religious organization and other such place,
building, structure or facility of worship.
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 (such as an automobile, truck, moped, bicycle) used
for private transportation (in a public place), parking lot or any
other public building, structure or area.
An event, activity or meeting conducted, operated, or managed
by a religious organization approved by a state or federal government
as a nonprofit religious organization.
A party, wedding, birthday party, anniversary party, retirement
party, a dinner party, a dance, prom, or banquet, a visit to a friend's
or family's home and other such events, activities or meetings.
A football game, baseball game, softball game, basketball
game, hockey game, tennis match, soccer game, lacrosse game, track/field
meet, bowling match, racing meet, boxing match, wrestling match, weight
lifting competition, archery meet, golf match, volleyball game and
other such game, match or meet. It also includes practices, training
and/or preparation for any of the above sporting events, activities
or meetings.
It shall be unlawful for a juvenile of any age
under 18 years to be on any public street, or public place, from the
beginning of the Haddonfield public school year to the end of the
Haddonfield public school year, between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and
5:00 a.m. on every Sunday though Thursday, and between the hours of
11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on every Friday and Saturday, unless accompanied
by the juvenile's parent or guardian, except that from the end of
the Haddonfield public school year to the beginning of a new Haddonfield
public school year, the above 10:30 p.m. time shall be 11:00 p.m.
for every day during that summer recess. On October 30 (Mischief Night),
the curfew shall be between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
The curfew hour provisions of this Chapter 94 shall not be applicable to a juvenile of any age under 18 years traveling to or from his/her residence going to and from any of the following:
A.
A place of employment at which the juvenile is employed,
or seeking employment.
B.
A public or private school or place of instruction.
C.
A sporting, cultural, social, entertainment, charitable,
governmental and/or educational event, activity or meeting, wherein
the juvenile was a spectator or participant.
D.
A place of religious worship or a religious sponsored
event, activity or meeting.
E.
A private social event which occurred in the presence
of adults with the juvenile's parent's or guardian's permission.
F.
A hospital, doctor's office, medical clinic, physical
therapy facility or other such medical facility.
It shall be unlawful for a parent or guardian
of a juvenile of any age under 18 years to knowingly allow an unaccompanied
juvenile to be on any public street or public place during curfew
hours in violation of this chapter.
[Amended 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-10]
Violators of this chapter shall be required to perform community
service and may be subject to a fine of up to $1,000. If both the
juvenile and the juvenile's parent or guardian violates this
chapter they shall be required to perform community service together.
