For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
GUARDIAN
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
MINOR
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
PARENT
The natural or adoptive father or mother, legal guardian
or any other person having the care or custody of a minor child.
PARENTAL NEGLECT
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.
[R.O. 2010 §215.550; Ord. No. 1-90 §1, 1-2-1990]
A. It
is unlawful for any minor under the age of seventeen (17) years to
loiter, idle, wander, stroll or to drive or ride in any automobile,
or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, playgrounds
or other public grounds, public places and public buildings, places
of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised
places within the City of Glendale, between the hours of 11:00 P.M.
and 6:00 A.M. of the following day, official local time, except on
Fridays and Saturdays when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight to 6:00
A.M. of the following day, official local time, 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
is unlawful for the parent, guardian, or other adult person having
the care and custody of a minor under the age of seventeen (17) years
to knowingly permit such minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or
play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks,
playgrounds, or other public grounds, places of amusement and entertainment,
vacant lots or other unsupervised places within the City of Glendale,
between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. of the following day,
official local time, except on Fridays and Saturdays when the hours
shall be 12:00 Midnight to 6:00 A.M. of the following day, official
local time, except that 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 child violating the provisions of this Section
shall warn the child 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 and refer the child to Juvenile Court.
D. After receiving notice of the first (1st) violation by the child any parent, guardian or other person in charge of such child who knowingly permits such child to again violate the provision of this Section shall be fined according to Section
100.070, General Penalty of this Code.