For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
Any person under the age of seventeen (17).
The natural or adoptive father or mother, legal guardian
or any other person having the care or custody of a minor child.
Any act or omission by which a parent fails to exercise customary
and effective control over a minor so as to contribute to, cause or
tend to cause a minor to commit any offense.
A.
Curfew Hours. It shall be an offense for any minor under
the age of seventeen (17) years of age to be in an unsupervised place
between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. the following day, except
Friday and Saturday when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight to 6:00
A.M. the following day, official local time; except that this Section
shall not apply to a minor accompanied by his/her parent, guardian
or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or
where the minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business
directed by his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care and custody of the minor.
B.
Responsibility Of Parent. It shall be unlawful for the parent,
guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor
under the age of seventeen (17) years to knowingly permit such minor
to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the public streets,
highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds or public grounds, public
places and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment,
vacant lots or other unsupervised places in the City between the hours
of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. of the following day, official City time,
except on Fridays and Saturdays when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight
to 6:00 A.M. of the following day, official City time; provided, that
the provisions of this Section shall not apply to a minor who is accompanied
by his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care
and custody of the minor or to a minor who is upon an emergency errand
or legitimate business directed by his/her parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
A.
Whenever
a minor shall be arrested or detained for the commission of any offense
within the City, the Police Department shall, as soon as possible
thereafter, deliver written notice to the minor's parent of the arrest
or detention, and such notice shall advise the parent of his/her responsibility
under this Section. The notice shall be in such a form as to be signed
by the notified parent signifying receipt thereof. If the parent refuses
to sign said notice, the notifying Law Enforcement Officer shall indicate
such refusal on the notice.
B.
No parent shall fail to exercise customary and effective control over a minor so as to contribute to, cause or tend to cause a minor to commit any offense. Written parental notice as defined in Subsection (A) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of parental neglect if the minor commits a second (2nd) or successive violation of any offense.
C.
Each violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who shall violate this Section shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days and/or a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first (1st) violation, not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second (2nd) violation, and not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any successive violation. In addition, the court may, as a condition of any probation granted to any parent found guilty of violating Subsection (B) of this Section, order the defendant to make restitution to any person who has been damaged by the misconduct of the minor in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
