[Adopted 10-11-2000 by Ord. No. 00-27 (Ch. 9.12 of the 2000 Code)]
There is established a juvenile curfew prohibiting and controlling the activities of juveniles within the Township in accordance with the provisions as hereinafter set forth, and during the following periods of time:
A. 
Halloween curfew. On Halloween night, October 31 of each year, and for the period of time commencing on October 26 of each year and ending on November 2 of said year.
B. 
Emergency curfew. Whenever the Township Committee, upon recommendation of the Chief of Police, shall determine after due investigation and deliberation that the incidents of potential harm to juveniles, or juvenile delinquency within the Township has or is about to reach such a level of frequency or severity as to present a clear and present danger to the public peace, safety, health, morals and welfare, then and in that event, the Township Committee, may, by resolution, declare that a temporary emergency exists in the Township. Upon the declaration of such temporary emergency, the Township Committee shall, by resolution:
(1) 
Proclaim a temporary curfew in the Township for a period of not more than 90 days and for such hours as hereinafter set forth or such additional hours and under such conditions as prescribed by the Township Committee, invoking all of the other restrictions, provisions and penalties of this article.
(2) 
The temporary curfew shall be continued and extended by the Township Committee for such additional periods, hours and conditions as prescribed by the Township Committee for not more than 90 days each, if and only upon further investigation and deliberation of the police and Township Committee before each such additional authorized period and upon recommendation of the Chief of Police, the Township Committee finds that a temporary emergency as referred hereinabove continues to exist in the Township.
(3) 
At any time during the period that a temporary curfew has been proclaimed, continued or renewed under this article, the Township may review the situation with regard to the declared temporary emergency in the Township, and may declare that a temporary emergency no longer exists in the Township, and upon such determination, shall immediately rescind and revoke the curfew.
(4) 
Notice of the existence of the declaration of a temporary emergency and the imposition of a temporary curfew and the regulations established hereunder shall be immediately disseminated to the public by the Township Clerk utilizing such means as are available to the Township Clerk, including, but not limited to, posting of such resolution in the Township municipal building and Police Department headquarters, telephoning or telefaxing such resolution to the official newspaper of the Township and such other appropriate daily newspapers generally circulating in the Township, providing notice, when schools are in session, to the superintendent and/or principals of the schools located within the Township, and any such other means to disseminate the information to the public.
During a curfew period, no juveniles under the age of 18 years shall be on any of the public streets, roads, thoroughfares, highways, sidewalks, bridges, plazas, alleys, parks, recreation or shopping areas or other public buildings, structures, areas or places of or within the Township between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless:
A. 
Such juvenile is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other person having legal care or custody of such juveniles;
B. 
The juvenile is engaged in or traveling to or from a business or occupation which the laws of New Jersey authorize a juvenile to perform; or
C. 
The juvenile is involved in a medical emergency, or a school, civil, church or legitimate social, cultural or educational function supervised by adults.
No parent, guardian or other person having the legal care or custody of a juvenile under the age of 18 years shall allow or permit an unaccompanied juvenile during the aforesaid curfew periods to be in or upon any public streets or other public places in the Township between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except for those activities exempt as hereinabove set forth.
[Amended by Ord. No. 06-03; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Any juvenile under the age of 18 years violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be required to perform community service and may be subject to a fine of up to $1,000. Any parent, guardian or legal custodian of any juvenile under the age of 18 years allowing an unaccompanied juvenile to be on any public street or in any public place during the curfew period and the hours as aforesaid shall be required to perform community service together with the juvenile, as determined by the court.