[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Dennis 8-8-83 as Ord. No. 83-106. Amended in its entirety 4-14-97 by Ord. No. 97-04. Further amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or remain in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, playgrounds, public buildings, places of amusement, entertainment or places of business conducted for profit to which the public is invited, and all public or quasi-public places, either on foot or in any vehicle, within the township between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day, all of these times being prevailing time. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any such person under the age of 18 years when such person is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having custody, care or control of such minor, or as otherwise set forth herein.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other adult person having custody, care or control of such minor under the age of 18 years to knowingly permit such minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or remain in or upon public streets, or other public or quasi-public places within the township as described in Section 83-1.
If any minor under the age of 18 years shall be found to be in violation of the provisions of this section, any police officer, upon becoming aware of the violation, shall advise such minor under the age of 18 years that he/she is in violation of this section and shall further advise such minor to immediately remove himself/herself from the premises wherein he/she was so found and to proceed to his/her residence. If the minor under the age of 18 years refuses to obey the order of the police officer, or if such minor has, on a prior date, been advised of the terms of this section and is again in violation of this section, the police officer shall thereupon apprehend such minor and shall notify the parents, guardian or other person having custody, care or control of such minor of such arrest and apprehension and make such further inquiry or take such further action with respect to such minor as the police officer deems necessary.
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any minor under the age of 18 years during the time necessarily required for such minor to travel to his/her residence from the following places:
A. 
A place of employment at which such minor is gainfully employed; or
B. 
A school or place of instruction at which such minor may be in bona fide attendance; or
C. 
A place at which a function may be held that shall be, or has been, sponsored by a religious, school, fraternal or other civic group, which function will, or has been, supervised by persons 21 years of age or over; or
D. 
A place at which a bona fide, supervised social meeting, gathering or assemblage had taken place.
Should an emergency arise necessitating a minor under the age of 18 years to be dispatched upon an errand requiring his or her presence in or upon a street or automobile, or in any public or quasi-public place, as aforesaid, during the curfew hours herein established, he or she shall have in his or her possession a note signed by a parent, guardian or other person having custody, care or control of such minor under the age of 18 years, stating the nature of the errand, the necessity therefor, and place to which such minor is to go, the time such note was issued, and the time required for such errand.
If it shall be established that any minor under the age of 18 years remained idle, loitered, wandered, strolled or remained in or upon any of the public or quasi-public places within the township, as above mentioned, in violation of the provisions of this section, then it shall be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the parent, guardian or other person having the custody, care or control of such minor, knowingly permitted such minor so to do.
It shall be unlawful for any merchant, businessman or the proprietor of any commercial establishment, or their agents, servants or employees, to permit any minor under the age of 18 years to remain on the premises under their control if that person, in good faith, knows or has reason to know that the minor is under the age of 18 years and in violation of this section.
Notice of the existence of this section and of the curfew regulations established by it shall be posted on or at such public or quasi-public places as may be determined by the township in order that the public may be constantly informed of the existence of this section and its regulations.