[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Mineral effective 1-1-1982 as Chs. 14 and 19 of the 1982 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
If any person shall, in the presence or hearing of another, curse or abuse such other person, or use any violent abusive language to such person concerning himself or any of his relations, or otherwise use such language under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, he shall, on conviction, be subject to a penalty as provided in § 310-29.
No person shall, without just cause therefor,
call or summon, by telephone or otherwise, any ambulance or fire-fighting
apparatus.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law, see
§ 18.2-212, Code of Virginia.
No person shall commit assault or assault and
battery upon another person.
Every person who attempts to commit an offense which is a violation of this Code or any other ordinance of the Town shall subject to a penalty as provided in § 310-29, provided that in no event shall the punishment for such an attempt to commit an offense exceed the maximum punishment had the offense been committed.
It shall be unlawful for any person to beg upon the streets of the Town or to remain on the streets of the Town for the purpose of begging, provided that this section shall not apply to solicitors operating in accordance with Chapter 363 of this Code.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care, custody and control of any minor child
under the age of 18 years to permit or allow such minor child to loiter
or remain in or upon any street, alley, park or other public place
within the Town or to loiter or remain in or about any motor vehicle
in and upon any street or alley within the Town, whether the same
shall be parked or in motion, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and
daylight of the following day unless such minor child shall be accompanied
by such parent, guardian or other adult person having the care, custody
and control of such child or unless such child shall be accompanied
by any other adult person with the permission of such parent, guardian
or other adult person having such care, custody and control of such
child.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any adult person to encourage
any minor child under the age of 18 years to loiter or remain in or
upon any street, alley, park or other public place within the Town
or to loiter or remain in or about any motor vehicle in and upon any
street or alley within the Town, whether the same shall be parked
or in motion, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and daylight of the
following day, unless such minor child shall be accompanied by a parent,
guardian or other adult person in the manner hereinbefore described.
C.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, manager or other
person having control of any public place or any business or private
motor vehicle to permit, allow or encourage any minor child under
the age of 18 years to loiter or remain in or about such public place
or motor vehicle between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and daylight of the
following day, unless such child is accompanied by a parent, guardian
or other adult person in the manner hereinbefore described.
D.
This section shall not be construed to prohibit such
minor children from attending athletic events held under school auspices
or from attending places of religious worship or meetings held by
or under the auspices of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or other like
organizations, not accompanied by the parent, guardian or other adult
person. In addition, this section shall not apply to a minor child:[2]
(1)
Who is performing an errand as directed by his parent,
guardian or person having lawful custody.
(2)
Who is on his own premises or in the areas immediately
adjacent thereto.
(3)
Whose employment makes it necessary to be upon the
streets, alleys or public places or in any motor vehicle during such
hours.
(4)
Who is returning home from a supervised school, church
or civic function.
(5)
Who is involved in an emergency situation.
[1]
Editor's Note: For authority of Town to establish
a curfew for minors, see § 15.2-926, Code of Virginia.
No person shall wilfully interrupt or disturb
any assembly met for the worship of God or, being intoxicated, disturb
the same, whether wilfully or not.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law, see
§ 18.2-415, Code of Virginia.
No person shall disturb any public performance
given or held within the Town or otherwise interfere with any such
performance by any disorderly conduct.
[1]
Editor's Note: For state law as to disturbance
of schools, literary societies, etc., see § 18.2-415, Code
of Virginia.
A.
Any person who shall bet, wager or play at any game for money or other thing of value shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 310-29.
B.
This section shall not apply to games conducted by
charitable organizations duly authorized by the State Department of
Charitable Gaming in accordance with Title 18.2, Article 1.1:1, Code
of Virginia.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discard, abandon,
leave or allow to remain in any place any icebox, refrigerator or
other container, device or equipment of any kind with an interior
storage area of more than two cubic feet of clear space which is airtight,
without first removing the door or doors or hinges from such icebox,
refrigerator, container, device or equipment.
B.
This section shall not apply to any icebox, refrigerator,
container, device or equipment which is being used for the purpose
for which it was originally designed, or is being used for display
purposes by any retail or wholesale merchant, or is crated, strapped
or locked to such an extent that it is impossible for a child to obtain
access to any airtight compartment thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person to create
or maintain within the Town anything which is deemed a nuisance under
the common law or the statutes of the state.
No person shall intentionally make an obscene
display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in
any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procure
another to so expose himself.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law, see
§ 18.2-387, Code of Virginia.
It shall be unlawful for any person to make
vulgar, obscene or indecent gestures or actions.
It shall be unlawful for any person to draw
an indecent figure or write any vulgar or obscene words upon any house,
wall, pavement or fence in the Town.
No person, by threats or force, shall attempt
to intimidate or impede a judge, justice, juror, witness, an officer
of a court, any peace officer or any revenue officer in the discharge
of his duty, or obstruct or impede the administration of justice in
any court.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law, see
§ 18.2-460, Code of Virginia.
It shall be unlawful for any person to resist,
intimidate or interfere with or to attempt to resist, intimidate or
interfere with any policeman, fireman or officer or employee of the
Town in the performance of his duties.
[Amended 1-12-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-01]
If any person, on being required by any police officer of the Town, refuses or neglects to assist him in the execution of his office in a criminal case, in the preservation of the peace, in the apprehending of securing of any person for a breach of the peace, or in any case of escape or rescue, he shall subject to a penalty as provided in § 310-29.
[1]
Editor's Note For similar state law, see § 18.2-463,
Code of Virginia.
[Amended 1-12-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-01]
It shall be unlawful for the proprietor of any
public billiard room, poolroom or game room located in the Town to
permit such billiard room, poolroom or game room to remain open between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. on weekdays or at any time
on Sunday.
[Amended 1-12-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-01; 1-12-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-02]
If any person shall profanely curse or swear in public in the Town, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 310-29.[2]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to
remove or displace or to advise removal or displacing of any street
sign, fire hydrant or monument marking street lines or the Town boundaries.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person in
any manner to change, deface or alter any cornerstone or post marking
the corner of any street or sidewalk.
No person, whether a passenger or not, shall,
while in any public conveyance, behave in a riotous or disorderly
manner. The agent or employee in charge of such public conveyance
may require such person to discontinue his riotous or disorderly conduct
and, if he refuses to do so, may eject him, with the aid, if necessary,
of any other persons who may be called upon for the purpose.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law, see
§ 18.2-415, Code of Virginia.
No person shall behave in a riotous or disorderly manner in any street, public building or any other public place other than those mentioned in § 310-23, or cause any unnecessary disturbance in or on any public conveyance by running through it, climbing through windows or upon the seats, failing to move to another seat when lawfully requested to do so by the operator or otherwise annoying passengers or employees therein.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law and authority
of Town to adopt ordinances relative to riotous or disorderly conduct,
see § 18.2-415, Code of Virginia.
No person shall, individually or in association
with one or more others, wilfully break, injure, tamper with or remove
any part of any vehicle for the purpose of injuring, defacing or destroying
such vehicle, or temporarily or permanently preventing its useful
operation, or for any purpose against the will or without the consent
of the owner of such vehicle, or in any other manner wilfully or maliciously
interfere with or prevent the running or operation of such vehicle.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law, see
§ 18.2-146, Code of Virginia.
No person shall, without the consent of the
owner or person in charge of a vehicle, climb into or upon such vehicle
with intent to commit any crime, malicious mischief or injury thereto
or, while a vehicle is at rest and unattended, attempt to manipulate
any of the levers, starting crank or other device, brakes or mechanism
thereof or to set such vehicle in motion, with the intent to commit
any crime, malicious mischief or injury thereto, except that the foregoing
provision shall not apply when any such act is done in an emergency
or in furtherance of public safety or by or under the direction of
an officer in the regulation of traffic or performance of any other
official duty.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law, see
§ 18.2-147, Code of Virginia.
The provisions of §§ 310-25 and 310-26 shall not apply to a bona fide repossession of a vehicle by the holder of a lien on such vehicle, or by agents or employees of such lien holder.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law, see
§ 18.2-148, Code of Virginia.
A.
On property of another. It shall be unlawful for any
person to trespass on the property of another or to go uninvited on
the property of another, except upon lawful business.
B.
Peeping or spying into structure occupied as dwelling.[1] No person shall unlawfully enter upon the property of
another, in the nighttime, and secretly or furtively peep through
or attempt to so peep into or through or spy through a window, door
or other aperture of any building, structure or other enclosure of
any nature occupied or intended for occupancy as a dwelling, whether
or not such building, structure or enclosure is permanently situated
or transportable and whether or not such occupancy is permanent or
temporary.
[1]
Editor's Note: For similar state law, see
§ 18.2-130, Code of Virginia.
C.
At night upon any cemetery.[2] If any person, without the consent of the owner, proprietor or custodian, shall go or enter, in the nighttime, upon the premises, property, driveways or walks of any cemetery, either public or private, for any purpose other than to visit the burial lot or grave of some member of his family, he shall be guilty of a trespass and upon a conviction thereof shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 310-29.[3]
D.
At night upon church or school property.[4] It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of some person authorized to give such consent, to go or enter upon, in the nighttime, the premises or property of any church or upon any school property for any purpose other than to attend a meeting or service held or conducted in such church or school property. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a trespass and upon conviction shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 310-29.[5]
Except where another penalty is provided, a violation of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in § 1-3 of this Code, provided that the punishment shall not exceed the maximum punishment for a comparable offense under state law.
