No parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of
a child under the age of 17 years shall permit or suffer such child
to loiter, idle or remain upon any street, alley or other public place
in the Village between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the next day, unless
such child is accompanied by his parent, guardian or other adult person
having legal custody of such child.
No person operating a place of amusement or entertainment within
the Village, or any agent, servant or employee of any such person,
shall permit a child under the age of 17 years to enter or loiter
in such place of amusement or entertainment between 10:00 p.m. and
6:00 a.m. the next day unless such child is accompanied by his or
her parent, guardian or other adult person having legal custody of
such child.
No person operating a hotel, motel, or lodging or rooming house
within the Village, or any agent, servant or employee of such person,
shall permit any child under the age of 17 years to visit, idle, wander
or stroll in any portion of such hotel, motel or lodging or rooming
house between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the next day, unless such child
is accompanied by his parent, guardian or other adult person having
legal custody for such child.
No person not in official attendance or on official school business
shall enter into, congregate, loiter, wander, stroll, stand or play
in any school building or in or about any playground area adjacent
thereto within the Village between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on official
school days.
A child believed to be violating the provisions of this section shall be taken to the Police Chief or the County Sheriff's Department for proper identification. Every law enforcement officer while on duty may detain any child violating §§
197-1,
197-3,
197-4 and
197-5 until such time as the parent, guardian, or other adult person having legal custody of the child shall be immediately notified and the person so notified shall, as soon as reasonably possible thereafter, report to the Police Chief's or the Sheriff's office to take the child into custody and shall sign a release for him.
The first time a child is detained by law enforcement officers as provided in §
197-6, a parent, guardian or person having legal custody shall be advised as to the provisions of this section; and any violation of this section occurring thereafter by this child or any other child under such person's care or custody shall result in a penalty being imposed as herein provided.