[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Oil City 1-28-1963 by Ord. No. 2093 (Ch. 82 of the 1986 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ESTABLISHMENT
Any privately owned place of business carried on for a profit or any place of amusement or entertainment to which the public is invited.
MINOR
Any person under the age of 18 years.
OFFICIAL CITY TIME
Eastern standard time, except for the period established by proclamation Eastern daylight saving time as "official City time."
OPERATOR
Any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation operating, managing or conducting any establishment; and whenever used in any clause prescribing a penalty, the term "operator," as applied to associations or partnerships, shall include the members or partners thereof and, as applied to corporations, shall include the officers thereof.
PARENT
Any natural parent of a minor, a guardian or any adult person, 21 years of age or over, responsible for the care and custody of a minor.
PUBLIC PLACE
Any public street, highway, road, alley, park, playground, public building or vacant lot.
REMAIN
To loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any minor who has not attained the 16th anniversary of the date of his birth to remain in or upon any public place or any establishment in the City of Oil City between the hours of 10:15 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, official City time, except that on Fridays and Saturdays and all nights between June 1 and September 15, inclusive, the hours shall be from 11:15 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any minor, 16 years of age but under 18 years of age, to remain in or upon any public place or any establishment between the hours of 11:15 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, official City time, except that on Fridays and Saturdays and all nights between June 1 and September 15, inclusive, the hours shall be from 12:15 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. of the same day.
C. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any minor accompanied by a parent, or to a minor upon an errand or other legitimate business directed by such minor's parent, or to any minor who is engaged in gainful lawful employment during the curfew hours, provided that said minor carries identification and evidence in writing to this effect.
D. 
Each violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any parent knowingly to permit any minor to remain in or upon any public place or any establishment between the hours specified under § 126-2A and B hereof.
B. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any parent who accompanies a minor or to a parent who directs a minor upon an errand or other legitimate business or to any parent of a minor engaged in gainful lawful employment during the curfew hours, provided that the minor carries written identification and written evidence to that effect.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any operator of an establishment or his agents or employees knowingly to permit any minor unaccompanied by a parent to remain upon the premises of said establishment during the hours restricted under § 126-2A and B.
B. 
Each violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
A. 
Any police officer who finds a minor violating the provisions of this chapter shall obtain information from such minor as to his name and address, age and the name of his parent or parents. The minor shall thereupon be taken to police headquarters and held in custody. The minor's parent or parents shall be notified of the violation and required to report to police headquarters for the purpose of accompanying the minor to his home. The information obtained from the minor shall be transmitted to the Chief of Police, who shall cause a written notice to be mailed to the parent or parents of the minor advising of the violation of this chapter.
B. 
Any parent who shall permit a minor to violate the provisions of this chapter, after having received notice of a prior violation, shall be fined not less $5 nor more than $100 for each violation, together with judgment of imprisonment not exceeding 10 days if any fine imposed, together with costs, is not paid within 10 days of the date of imposition thereof.
C. 
Any operator of an establishment and any agents or employees of any operator who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $300 for each violation, together with judgment of imprisonment not exceeding 30 days if any fine imposed, together with costs, is not paid within 10 days of the date of imposition thereof.
As a convenience to those minors who have not attained the 16th anniversary of the date of their birth, a signal will be given by three blasts of the fire siren at 10:00 p.m. between September 16 and May 31, inclusive, and at 11:00 p.m. between June 1 and September 15, inclusive, official City time.