It shall be unlawful hereafter for any person 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 of Washington, on Sunday through Thursday, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and on Friday and Saturday, between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.; provided, however, that the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any such minor when accompanied by his/her parent(s), guardian or other adult person having custody, care or control of such minor, or as otherwise excepted in §
63-4.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other adult person having custody, care or control of a child under the age of 18 years to knowingly permit such minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or remain in or upon the public streets, highways, roads and other public or quasi-public places within the Township during the times set forth in §
63-1 above.
Assigned police officers of the Township shall notify the parents, guardian
or other person having the care, custody or control of such minor of any arrest
by written notification, serving notice that such arrest was for violation
of this chapter. The letter should serve as first notice, and that any subsequent
violations within one year of notice will result in complaints being signed
against the parent or guardian for appearance in Municipal Court.
If it should be established that any person under the age of 18 years
remained idle, loitered, wandered, strolled or remained in, on or upon any
of the public or quasi-public places within the Township in violation of the
provisions of this chapter, then it shall be presumed, in the absence of proof
to the contrary, that the parent or other adult having the care, control or
custody of such minor knowingly permitted such minor to do so.
Any person or persons found guilty of violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be required to perform community service. If both a
person under the age of 18 years and the minor's parent or guardian violate
any of the provisions of this chapter, they both shall be required to perform
community service together. Community service may include attending parenting
skills programs provided by the Youth Services Commission. Any person(s) found
guilty of violating any provisions of this chapter may also be subject to
a fine of up to $1,000.