[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Bell Acres 2-11-1980 by Ord. No. 94. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Within this chapter, the following words shall be construed so as to have the following meanings:
AFTER HOURS
That period between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Eastern standard time or daylight saving time, whichever may apply at the time in question.
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
Any privately owned place of business, any place of amusement or entertainment to which the public is invited and any similar place.
MINOR or MINORS
Any person less than 18 years of age. For the purpose of this chapter, any person shall be deemed to be 18 years of age on the date of his or her 18th birthday and not before that time.
OPERATOR
Any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation owning, operating, managing or conducting any establishment, and, whenever used in any clause prescribing a penalty, the word "operator," as applied to an association or partnership, shall include the members, officers and managers thereof or any of them and, as applied to corporations, shall include officers and managers thereof or any of them.
PARENT
The natural parent or guardian or adult person 21 years of age or over responsible for the custody of any minor.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Police Department of the Borough of Bell Acres, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any public street, highway, road, alley, park, playground, vacant lot, public building, railway station, bus terminal or similar place.
REMAIN
Loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or be.
It shall be unlawful for any minor to remain in or upon any public place or establishment in the Borough of Bell Acres after hours unless:
A. 
Accompanied by a parent or on an errand or other legitimate business directed by a parent or unless engaged in gainful, lawful employment after hours, in which case said minor shall carry written identification and evidence of employment; or
B. 
Traveling directly to or from any adult-supervised activities sponsored by any school, church, civic or nonprofit organization.
[Added 9-14-1992 by Ord. No. 158]
A. 
Any police officer who finds a minor violating any provisions of this chapter shall endeavor to obtain the name, age, date of birth and address of the minor and the names of the minor's parents. The minor shall, at the discretion of the police officer, be brought to the police station and the parents notified or shall be taken or instructed to proceed directly to his or her home. The information obtained from the minor, together with a full report, shall be transmitted to the Mayor, who shall cause a written notice to be delivered, mailed or otherwise to the parents of the minor advising them of the violation of this chapter. A record of all violations shall be kept. The police officer so acting shall use his or her discretion in determining age and, in doubtful cases, may bring the minor to the police station until satisfactory proof of age is furnished.
B. 
Where the minor is not a resident of the Borough of Bell Acres, the Police Department shall forward a copy of the report and such additional data as the Police Department may deem helpful in the handling of the case to the Police Department of the municipality where the minor resides.
A. 
Any parent who shall permit a minor to violate provisions of this chapter after having received notice of a prior violation shall, after conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and, in default of payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment in the Allegheny County Jail for a period not exceeding 24 hours; however, for any subsequent conviction thereafter, said parent shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100 and, in default of payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment in the Allegheny County Jail for a period not exceeding 15 days.
B. 
Any operator who shall violate this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof for the first offense, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and, in default of payment thereof, shall be sentenced to undergo imprisonment in the Allegheny County Jail for a period of not more than five days; however, for any subsequent conviction thereafter, said operator shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100 and, in default of payment thereof, shall be sentenced to undergo imprisonment in the Allegheny County Jail for a period not exceeding 15 days.
C. 
If any minor, operator or parent violates this chapter more than three times, the Police Department shall send to the Juvenile Probation Office of Allegheny County the data on these violations, together with such other data as the Police Department may deem to be helpful in the handling of the case. In the event that the minor involved in three violations no longer is a resident of Allegheny County, then the Police Department shall forward said data to that department of government or organization which corresponds to the Allegheny County Juvenile Department and which department of government or organization is situate in the county where said juvenile then resides.
The Mayor of the Borough of Bell Acres or, in his or her absence, the designated police officer of the Borough of Bell Acres is authorized to extend the curfew hour for special occasions. When the Mayor of the Borough of Bell Acres or the designated police officer of the Borough of Bell Acres grants such extension of time, then the date, hour and, if applicable, the place of such extension shall be clearly set forth by written promulgation. Such extension of time shall not be construed to extend beyond the limits as set forth in such promulgation.