It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation operating or having charge of any public place to knowingly permit or suffer the presence of minors under the age of 18 between the hours of curfew as set forth in §
165-2B of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person having custody or control of any minor under the age of 18 to suffer or permit or, by inefficient control, to allow such person to be on the streets or sidewalks or on or in any public property or public place within the Borough between the hours of curfew as set forth in §
165-2B of this chapter. However, the provisions of this section do not apply to a minor accompanied by his parent guardian, custodian or other adult person having the care, custody or control of the minor or if the minor is on an emergency errand or specific business or activity directed by his parent, guardian, custodian or other adult having the care and custody of the minor.
Any minor attending a special function or entertainment of any church, school or club or an event sanctioned by the Borough of Lansdale Parks Department or other organization that requires such minor to be out at a later hour than that called for shall be exempt from the provisions of §
165-2 of this chapter, provided that the church, school, club or other organization shall register in advance with the Chief of Police or his designate to have the minors stay out to this later hour. The registrant shall state the time that the function or entertainment shall end, and the minors who attend the function shall be required to be in their homes or usual places of abode within 1/2 hour after the function is ended.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees
incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment
against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons
on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs,
the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough lockup
for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period
not exceeding 30 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.