[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Esopus 8-2-1973
by L.L. No. 3-1973. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Park rules and regulations — See Ch. 98.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person
under the age of 18 years of age to be or remain upon any street, alley or
public place within the town limits of the Town of Esopus after 10:00 p.m.
at night and prior to 5:30 a.m. in the morning unaccompanied by a parent or
guardian responsible for his acts. The above does not apply to persons under
18 who are going to or returning from gainful employment or returning from
a social or school function in a quiet, peaceful manner via a direct route.
Every peace officer, while on duty, is hereby authorized to detain any
minor willfully violating the provisions of this chapter until the parent
or guardian of each child shall take him or her into custody; but such officer
shall, immediately upon taking custody of the child, communicate with the
parent or guardian unless it shall reasonably appear, upon due inquiry, that
such child has not available such parent or guardian to assert custody, in
which latter case said child shall be turned over to the custody of the Family
Court of the County of Ulster.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 3, concerning the destruction
of property, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 4-16-1981
by L.L. No. 1-1981.
[Amended 4-16-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall
be subject to immediate arrest and detention with or without process by any
peace officer in whose presence such violation was committed, and such violation,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250
or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both, for each and
every offense.
