No person under the age of 18 years of age shall
remain in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, parks, playgrounds
or other public grounds, public places or public buildings between
the hours of 9:00 p.m. and one-half hour after sunrise at the prevailing
local time on October 30 and 31 of each year. Failure to leave after
warning by a police officer of the Borough of Oradell shall constitute
violation of this chapter in accordance with punishment set forth
at length herein.
A person shall not be considered in violation
of this chapter.
A. When accompanied by a parent, guardian or adult having
legal care and custody of such minor.
B. When the minor is on an emergency errand directed
by his or her parent or guardian or other adult having legal care
and custody of such minor.
C. When the minor is en route to or returning directly
home from school, a meeting, entertainment, recreational activity,
dance, employment, religious ceremony or any other lawful activity.
In the event of an outbreak of, or threat of an imminent outbreak of, violence or acts of vandalism or injury, damage, danger to persons or property committed by persons under the age of 18 years, the Mayor may declare a state of emergency and impose a curfew for persons under the age of 18 years of age. Such curfew shall not exceed a consecutive period of 72 hours and shall be subject to the exceptions set forth in §
103-2 hereof. Such curfew shall be applicable to all places set forth in §
103-1 hereof. Failure to leave after warning by a Police Officer of the Borough of Oradell shall constitute a violation of this chapter, subject to the penalties provided.
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall be subject to treatment as a juvenile delinquent in
need of supervision pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4-52 et seq. and the rules of the court pertaining thereto. Any juvenile
who reaches the age of 18 years, while an offense under this chapter
is pending, shall be subject to prosecution hereunder in the Municipal
Court and, upon conviction, by punishment as provided by the Statutes
of the State of New Jersey and the Code of the Borough of Oradell.