[Ord. 903, 1/2/2007, § 1]
The Town Council of the Town of Bloomsburg, when it declares
a local disaster emergency pursuant to 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7501(b),
may establish a curfew and set forth the times when the curfew shall
be in effect.
[Ord. 903, 1/2/2007, § 2]
The order or proclamation declaring a local disaster emergency
containing the times when the curfew will be in effect shall be given
prompt and general publicity as required by 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 7501(b).
[Ord. 903, 1/2/2007, § 3]
Reasonable notice of the declaration of a local disaster emergency
and implementation of the curfew shall be given by announcement on
local radio and television stations serving the Bloomsburg area, as
deemed necessary for reasonable notice by the Chief of Police of the
Town of Bloomsburg.
[Ord. 903, 1/2/2007, § 4]
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to be present in or upon any
public place or in any motor vehicle in operation or parked therein
in the Town of Bloomsburg during the times when the curfew is in effect,
except as follows:
A. Emergency service providers, police, fire, rescue, military, Emergency
Management Association, and emergency medical services.
B. Essential functions, such as medical emergencies and driving to and
from work.
2. During the declared disaster emergency, the police shall have the
authority to stop all vehicles to determine if the person is engaged
in an essential function.
[Ord. 903, 1/2/2007, § 5]
For purposes of this Part, "public place" shall mean any public
street, highway, road, parking lot, alley, park, playground, vacant
lot or any private building or structure to which the public is invited
or in which the public is allowed to remain.
[Ord. 903, 1/2/2007, § 6]
A police officer shall, upon view of a violation of this Part,
have the right to stop, desist, investigate, and arrest, without warrant,
upon probable cause, where there is ongoing conduct that imperils
the personal security of any person or endangers public or private
property in accordance with the following guidelines:
A. The failure to disperse from the area that is the subject of the
declaration of local disaster emergency.
B. Failure to follow a lawful order of a police officer.
[Ord. 903, 1/2/2007, §§ 7, 8]
1. Any minor who violates any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction
thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $1,000, to be paid for the use of the Town of Bloomsburg,
together with costs of prosecution.
2. Any non-minor who violates any provision of this Part shall, upon
conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $1,000, to be paid for the use of the Town of
Bloomsburg, together with costs of prosecution, or be sentenced to
be imprisoned for not more than 10 days, or both.
[Ord. 903, 1/2/2007, § 9]
The Bloomsburg Police Department and assisting law enforcement
agencies shall have the authority to enforce this Part.