For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
Any person under the age of eighteen (18).
[Ord. No. 2021-56, 8-9-2021]
The natural or adoptive father or mother, legal guardian
or any other person having the care or custody of a minor child.
Any act or omission by which a parent fails to exercise customary
and effective control over a minor so as to contribute to, cause or
tend to cause a minor to commit any offense.
[CC 1999 §§18-101 — 18-102; Ord. No. 70-4 §2, 6-8-1970; Ord. No. 94-12, 4-1994; Ord. No. 2021-56, 8-9-2021[1]]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years
to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or to drive or ride in an automobile
or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks,
playgrounds, wharves, docks or other public grounds, public places
and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant
lots or other unsupervised places between the hours of 11:00 P.M.
and 6:00 A.M. of the following day, except on Fridays and Saturdays
when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight to 6:00 A.M. of the following
day, except that this Section does not apply to a minor accompanied
by his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care
and custody of the minor or where the minor is upon an emergency errand
or legitimate business directed by his/her parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care and custody of a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years
to knowingly permit such minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or
play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks,
playgrounds, wharves, docks or other public grounds, public places
and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant
lots or other unsupervised places between the hours of 11:00 P.M.
and 6:00 A.M. of the following day, except this Section does not apply
when the minor is accompanied by his/her parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of the minor or where the
minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business directed
by his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care
and custody of the minor.
C.
Any
Police Officer finding a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years
violating the provisions of this Section shall warn the minor to cease
and desist immediately from such violation. The Police Officer may
take the child into custody and release him/her to his/her parent
or guardian or release the child at the scene, with a written notice
of referral to the Juvenile Court.
D.
After receiving notice of the first (1st) violation by a minor, any parent, guardian or other person in charge of such minor who permits such minor to thereafter violate the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation which is punishable as provided in Section 100.340.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2021-56 also changed the title of
this Section from "Curfew For Persons Under Seventeen" to "Curfew
For Persons Under Eighteen."
