[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Norwood 10-28-1975 by L.L. No. 1-1975. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parental responsibility — See Ch. 125.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 128.
It is the intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Norwood in enacting this chapter to promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents of said Village by providing a law which will prohibit the congregating and roaming of groups of young people within the Village after certain specified hours for no legitimate purpose. It is the belief of the Board of Trustees that such gathering and wanderings lead to offenses against public order as defined in Article 240 of the Penal Law of the State of New York and criminal mischief as defined in Article 145 of said Law. It is believed that this chapter, when supplemented by the provisions of the Penal Law of the State of New York, will end such congregation and wandering within the Village and the associated criminal mischief and offenses against public order which result. Further, it is believed that this chapter, when supplemented by Article 20 of the Penal Law, will provide for the responsibility of parents and/or guardians for the actions of such young persons as provided in this chapter.
[Amended 5-21-1984 by L.L. No. 3-1984]
No person under the age of 16 years shall be or remain upon any public street, alley or public place or private property without the permission of the owner and within the Village limits of the Village of Norwood after 10:00 p.m. and prior to 5:30 a.m. unless such person is accompanied by a parent or guardian or other person having custody of such minor.
No person having the legal custody or care of any minor described above shall allow or permit such person to be or remain upon any public street, alley or public place or private property without the permission of the owner and within the Village limits of the Village of Norwood as hereinabove prohibited, except in case of necessity.
This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit a minor under the age of 16 years from going directly to his home or place of residence from any place of entertainment, church, school activity, place of employment or any other social or group activity sponsored by a religious, charitable, educational, eleemosynary or public institution or group.
[Amended 4-21-1997by L.L. No. 1-1997]
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, by a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for up to 15 days, or both.