[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Barnegat
Light 6-10-1974 by Ord. No. 74-4 as Sec.
3-9 of the Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is unlawful for any person under the age of 14 years of age to be
or remain in or upon any public street, highway, sidewalk, road, wharf, dock,
playground, alley, park, vacant lot, bathing beach, public building, public
grounds, public place, place of amusement and entertainment or place of business
conducted for profit to which the public is invited or unsupervised places,
either on foot or in or upon any vehicle, within the borough between the hours
of 10:00 p.m., prevailing time, and 5:00 a.m., prevailing time, on the following
day, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any such
minor when accompanied by his parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care, custody or control of such minor or where the minor is upon an emergency
errand or legitimate business directed by his parent, guardian or other adult
person having the care, custody or control of such minor or unless such minor
is in lawful employment or a school or place of instruction at which such
minor may be in bona fide attendance.
It is unlawful for any parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care, custody or control of a minor child under the age of 14 years knowingly
to permit such minor to be or remain unaccompanied by such parent, guardian
or other adult person upon any public street, highway, sidewalk, road, wharf,
dock, playground, alley, park, vacant lot, bathing beach, public building,
public grounds, public place, place of amusement and entertainment or place
of business conducted for profit to which the public is invited or unsupervised
places, either on foot or in or upon any vehicle, within the borough between
the hours of 10:00 p.m., prevailing time, and 5:00 a.m., prevailing time,
on the following day.
It is unlawful for any minor 14 years of age and over the age of 14
years and under the age of 18 years to be or remain in or upon any public
street, highway, sidewalk, road, wharf, dock, playground, alley, park, vacant
lot, bathing beach, public building, public grounds, public place, place of
amusement and entertainment or place of business conducted for profit to which
the public is invited or unsupervised places either on foot or in or upon
any vehicle within the borough between the hours of 12:00 midnight, prevailing
time, and 5:00 a.m., prevailing time, on the following day, provided that
the provisions of this section shall not apply to any such minor when accompanied
by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care, custody or
control of such minor or where the minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate
business directed by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the
care, custody or control of such minor or unless such minor is in lawful employment
or a school or place of instruction at which such minor may be in bona fide
attendance.
It is unlawful for any parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care, custody or control of a minor child 14 years of age and over the
age of 14 years and under the age of 18 years knowingly to permit such minor
to be remain unaccompanied by such parent, guardian or other adult person,
upon any public street, highway, sidewalk, road, wharf, dock, playground,
alley, park, vacant lot, bathing beach, public building, public grounds, public
place, place of amusement and entertainment or place of business conducted
for profit to which the public is invited or unsupervised places, either on
foot or in or upon any vehicle, within the borough between the hours of 12:00
midnight, prevailing time, and 5:00 a.m., prevailing time, on the following
day.
If it is established that a minor under the age of 18 years was or remained
in or upon any of the public or quasi-public places in the borough, as above
set forth, in violation of this chapter, then it shall be presumed, in the
absence of proof to the contrary, that the parent or other adult person having
the care, control or custody of such minor knowingly permitted such conduct
on the part of such minor.
