It shall be unlawful for any person 16 years
of age or under to loiter, wander, idle, stroll or play in or upon
the public streets, alleys, highways, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds
or any other outdoor public places or public grounds, within the Village
of Montour Falls, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. the
following day, except under the following circumstances:
A. Such child is in the immediate presence of and accompanied
by a person over the age of 18 years, being the parent of such child
or having custody or guardianship of such child.
B. Such child is accompanied by a person over the age
of 18 years to whom the child's parent or guardian has expressly delegated
responsibility for the child.
C. Such child is on a legitimate errand directed by his
or her parent or guardian, provided the child has not deviated from
a direct route required to perform such errand and provided such errand
is being accomplished with reasonable dispatch and without loitering.
D. Such child is moving from one private location to
another by a direct route with his or her parent's or guardian's explicit
consent or by explicit direction of such parent or guardian, provided
such movement is being accomplished with reasonable dispatch and without
loitering.
E. Such child is on the sidewalk or the area immediately
in front of the place where such child resides or is on the sidewalk
or the area immediately in front of either next-door neighbor.
F. Such child is en route to or from a public activity
or event or public place, such as a school, school dance, library,
church, sports activity, theater, movie theater, restaurant, bowling
alley, etc., provided the child has not deviated from a direct route
to or from such activity, event or place, and provided the arrival
at or return from such place is being accomplished with reasonable
dispatch and without loitering.
G. Such child is engaged in a legitimate business or
employment or is en route from his or her place of business or employment,
provided the child has not deviated from a direct route to or from
such place of business or employment, and provided travel to or from
such place is being accomplished with reasonable dispatch and without
loitering.
H. In an emergency, but only for the period of time reasonably
necessary to alleviate such emergency.
It shall be unlawful for any person being a parent of, or having custody or guardianship of, a child found to be in violation of §
71-2 of this chapter, to knowingly permit or have allowed such child to violate the same.