As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
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."
PARENT or GUARDIAN
Any adult person having care or custody of a minor, whether by reason
of blood relationship, by the order of any court or otherwise.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any place to which the public has access and shall include any street,
highway, road, alley or sidewalk. It shall also include the front or the neighborhood
of any store, shop, restaurant, tavern or other place of business, and public
grounds, areas and parks, as well as parking lots or other vacant private
property not owned by or under the control of the person charged with violating
this section or, in the case of a minor, not owned or under the control of
his parent or guardian.
No parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 18 years shall knowingly
permit the minor to loiter in violation of this chapter.
Whenever any minor under the age of 18 years is adjudicated to be in
violation of this chapter, his parent or guardian shall be notified of this
fact by the Chief of Police or any other person designated by him to give
such notice.
If at any time within 30 days, allowing the giving of notice as provided in §
120-3, the minor to whom such notice relates again violates this chapter, it shall be presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary that the minor did so with the knowledge and permission of his parent or guardian.
Any person or persons who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided for in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalties.