Township of Galloway, NJ
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2023-09-12
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 161 Curfew
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administrative Code
- Ch 8 Background Checks
- Ch 10 Checks, Fraudulent
- Ch 11 Civil Defense Agency
- Ch 15 Claims, Payment of
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 20 Contracts
- Ch 23 Court, Municipal
- Ch 27 Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees
- Ch 33 Environmental Commission
- Ch 37 Equal Opportunity
- Ch 41 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 47 Fire Department
- Ch 51 (Reserved)
- Ch 59 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 63 Meetings
- Ch 67 Officers and Employees
- Ch 73 Personnel Policies
- Ch 75 (Reserved)
- Ch 77 Police Department
- Ch 85 Salaries
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 95 Alarm Systems
- Ch 99 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 103 Amusement Devices
- Ch 107 Animals
- Ch 115 (Reserved)
- Ch 119 Brush, Hedges and Invasive Plants
- Ch 123 (Reserved)
- Ch 129 Buildings Unfit for Human Habitation
- Ch 133 Buses
- Ch 137 Campgrounds, Private
- Ch 141 Canvassing, Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 140 Cannabis
- Ch 148 Clothing Donation Bins
- Ch 149 Condominiums
- Ch 153 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 157 Contractors, Licensing and Registration of
- Ch 161 Curfew
- § 161-1 Curfew established; hours; exceptions.
- § 161-2 Responsibility of parent or guardian; exceptions.
- § 161-3 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 167 (Reserved)
- Ch 170 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 173 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 177 Dwelling Units
- Ch 181 Elevation of Single-Family Homes
- Ch 189 Fees
- Ch 197 Fire Lanes
- Ch 199 Fire Prevention
- Ch 203 Flood Hazard Areas
- Ch 207 Food Establishments
- Ch 211 Games of Chance
- Ch 215 (Reserved)
- Ch 221 Gypsy Moth Spraying Program
- Ch 224 Hotels and Motels
- Ch 229 Junkyards
- Ch 233 Land Management
- Ch 241 Licensing
- Ch 245 Loitering
- Ch 253 Noise
- Ch 257 Obscene Materials
- Ch 259 Open Public Records
- Ch 261 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 263 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 267 Property Maintenance
- Ch 268 Real Property, Abandoned
- Ch 273 Recycling
- Ch 276 Rental Property
- Ch 278 Road Openings and Resource Extraction
- Ch 281 Sewers
- Ch 283 Solar Energy
- Ch 291 Solid Waste
- Ch 292 Special Events
- Ch 293 Stormwater Management
- Ch 295 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 299 Taxation
- Ch 301 Taxicabs, Autocabs and Limousines
- Ch 305 Tobacco Products
- Ch 309 Towing Companies
- Ch 313 Trailer Courts
- Ch 319 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 323 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 329 Water
- Ch 331 Weddings and Civil Unions
- Ch 333 Yard Sales
- Part III, Board of Health
- Ch 337 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 341 (Reserved)
- Ch 347 (Reserved)
- Ch 349 (Reserved)
- Ch 353 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 357 (Reserved)
- Ch 361 (Reserved)
- Ch 363 Swine
- Appendix
- Ch A367 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A368 Police Department Rules and Regulations
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Council) of the
Township of Galloway 1-18-1971 by Ord. No. 393 as Ch. 38 of the 1971 Code;
amended in its entirety 3-17-1975 by Ord. No. 490. Subsequent amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of 18
years to be in or upon the public parks, public playgrounds or other public
grounds, public places and public buildings between the hours of 9:30 p.m.
and 6:00 a.m. of the following day.
B.
The provisions of Subsection A of this section shall not apply to a minor accompanied by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of said minor or where the minor is upon an emergency errand or a legitimate business directed by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of said minor or where said minor is engaged in gainful employment.
A.
No parent, guardian or other adult person having the
care and custody of a minor under the age of 18 years shall knowingly permit
such minor to be in or upon the public parks, public playgrounds or other
public grounds, public places and public buildings between the hours of 9:30
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day.
B.
The provisions of Subsection A of this section shall not apply when the said minor is accompanied by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor or where the minor is on an emergency errand or legitimate business directed or authorized by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of said minor or where said minor is engaged in gainful employment.
Any child violating the provisions of § 161-1 of this chapter may be taken into custody by either a regular or special officer of the Police Department of the Township of Galloway; taken to the Municipal Hall or other police building and his parent, guardian or custodian notified, if possible; and said child may be required to appear before the Judge of the Municipal Court of Galloway Township at a time and place to be then and there fixed. The said Judge, at such hearing, shall either dismiss the charges against the said child or require the child to appear before the Juvenile Court of the County of Atlantic for such action as said Juvenile Court may deem fit.
