[Adopted 8-24-1967 by Ord.
No. 520]
Three days before and three days after Halloween, it shall be unlawful
for any children under the age of 18 years to be on the streets or alleys
in the Town of Bridgeville after 9:00 p.m., unless accompanied by one or both
parents. Any children out after the curfew hour will be in violation of this
article.
The parents will be responsible to see that their child or children
are off the streets before the hour established in this article.
It shall be unlawful for any child to be trick-or-treating other than
the night before designated as Halloween.
It shall be unlawful for any child to be trick-or-treating after 8:00
p.m.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to deface or destroy personal or public
property.
It shall be unlawful to throw water balloons, apples, pumpkins or any
other objects at any moving or parked vehicles or at any window, doors or
people.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to be in the cemeteries after the hour
of darkness.
It shall be unlawful for any parent or friend whose residence is not
that of Bridgeville to bring their child or children to the Town of Bridgeville
so that the child or children can go trick-or-treating.
Whoever violates any section of this article of the Code of the Town
of Bridgeville shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25. If the second
offense shall occur within 72 hours, he or she shall be fined not less than
$25 nor more than $50, and the parents shall be responsible for their child's
behavior and all fines.
[Adopted 11-11-1996 by Ord.
No. 115]
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 17 years to congregate,
loiter, wander, stroll, stand or play in or upon the public streets, highways,
roads, alleys, parks, public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment,
places of employment, vacant lots or any public places in the Town of Bridgeville,
either on foot or in or upon any conveyance being driven or parked thereon,
between the hours of 11:00 p.m., local time, until 6:00 a.m. on all nights
of the week except Friday and Saturday nights, which shall be from 12:00 midnight,
local time, until 6:00 a.m., unless accompanied by his or her parent, guardian
or other adult person having his or her care, custody or control.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person
having the care and custody of a person under the age of 17 years to suffer
or permit by insufficient control to allow such person to congregate, loiter,
wander, stroll, stand or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads,
alleys, parks, public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, places
of employment, vacant lots or any public places in the Town of Bridgeville,
either on foot or in or upon any conveyance being driven or parked thereon,
between the hours of 11:00 p.m., local time, until 6:00 a.m. on all nights
of the week except Friday and Saturday nights, which shall be from 12:00 midnight,
local time, until 6:00 a.m., unless accompanied by his or her parent, guardian
or other adult person having his or her care, custody or control.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation operating places
of amusement or entertainment or any agent, servant or employee of any person,
firm or corporation to permit any person under the age of 17 years to enter
or remain in such places of amusement or entertainment during the hours prohibited
under this section, unless such person is accompanied by his or her parent,
guardian or other adult person having his or her care, custody or control.
The following shall constitute valid exceptions to the operation of
this article.
A. When a person under the age of 17 is assisting in an
actual emergency.
B. When a juvenile is returning home by a direct route (without
any unnecessary detour or stop) from and within one hour of the termination
of any school activity or an activity of religious or other voluntary association.
C. When a juvenile is married.