[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Dallastown 4-10-2000 by Ord. No.
452.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch.
101, Curfew, adopted 7-13-1987 by Ord. No. 383.
The following words shall have the following meanings as used
in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, to
wit:
Any privately owned place of business carried on for a profit
or any place of amusement or entertainment to which the public is
invited.
Any person under the age of 18 years.
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.
Any public street, highway, road, alley, park, playground,
public building or vacant lot.
To loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or be in or upon.
A.
No minor shall be or remain in or upon any public place or any establishment
between the hours of 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., prevailing time, on
any day unless such minor is accompanied by such minor's parent
or guardian or by another person having the legal custody of such
child.
B.
The provisions of § 101-2A of this chapter shall not apply to any minor involved or engaged in activities sponsored or approved by any duly authorized and licensed public or private school system or program thereof, or any municipality or duly organized governmental entity, or any duly organized and existing charitable or religious entity, including but not limited to church, temple, boy scouts, girl scouts, YMCA or YWCA, nor travel directly from the home of such minor to such activity or from such activity directly to the home of such minor, nor to any minor with valid work permits or certificates for traveling directly from the home of such minor to his or her place of employment or traveling from his or her place of employment directly to such minor's home, or engaged in the delivery of newspapers pursuant to an established newspaper route of such minor.
No operator of an establishment or such operator's agents
or employees shall knowingly permit any minor to remain upon the premises
of said establishment between the hours of 11:00 p.m. through 6:00
a.m., prevailing time, on any day. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to any operator of an establishment or such operator's
agents or employees with regard to a minor employed by the operator
and engaged in gainful lawful employment by the operator during the
curfew hours.
A.
Any minor found by any police officer to be in or upon any public
place or establishment in violation of this chapter may, in addition
to any other lawful actions or procedures, be taken to the minor's
home, if feasible, or taken to Police Headquarters and kept there
until such minor's parent or guardian picks up such minor.
B.
Any person, corporation, partnership, company, firm, association
or other entity who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$600, together with the costs of prosecution, and, in default thereof,
be sentenced to imprisonment in the York County Prison for a period
of not more than 30 days.
C.
In lieu of immediate enforcement of any fine imposed pursuant to
this chapter upon a minor, such minor may be referred, upon recommendation
of the police, to a Youth Aid Panel, or similar program operated,
administered or coordinated by the York County Probation Department,
and if such minor does not successfully comply with such Youth Aid
Panel or similar program, then the District Justice and police may
enforce the fine imposed pursuant to this chapter.
