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.