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.