[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Whitemarsh 6-13-1963 by Ord. No. 165.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peace and good order — See Ch. 83.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any privately owned place of business carried on for a profit or
any place of amusement or entertainment to which the public is invited.
Any person under the age of 18 years.
Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time, depending
on which is prevailing in Pennsylvania at the time of the alleged offense,
as a result of the governing federal or state statute.
[Amended 6-27-1974 by Ord. No. 291]
Any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation operating,
managing or conducting any establishment, and whenever used in any clause
prescribing a penalty, the term "operator," as applied to associations or
partnerships, shall include the members or partners thereof and, as applied
to corporations, shall include officers thereof.
Any natural parent of a minor or a guardian or any adult person,
21 years of age or over, responsible for the care and custody of a minor.
Any public street, highway, road, alley, park, playground, public
building or vacant lot.
To loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any minor to remain in or upon
any public place or any establishment between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and
5:00 a.m. of the following day, official Township time, except that on Fridays
and Saturdays the hours shall be from 11:59 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. of the following
day.
[Amended 6-27-1974 by Ord. No. 291]
B.Â
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
minor accompanied by a parent, or to a minor upon an errand or other legitimate
business directed by such minor's parent, or to any minor who is engaged
in gainful lawful employment during the curfew hours.
C.Â
Each violation of the provisions of this section shall
constitute a separate offense.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any parent knowingly to permit
any minor to remain in or upon any public place or any establishment between
the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day, official Township
time, except that on Fridays and Saturdays the hours shall be from 11:59 p.m.
to 5:00 a.m. of the following day.
[Amended 6-27-1974 by Ord. No. 291]
B.Â
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
parent who accompanies a minor, or to a parent who directs a minor upon an
errand or other legitimate business, or to any parent of a minor engaged in
gainful lawful employment during the curfew hours.
C.Â
Each violation of the provisions of this section shall
constitute a separate offense.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any operator of any establishment
or his agents or employees knowingly to permit any minor to remain upon the
premises of said establishment between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
of the following day, official Township time, except that on Fridays and Saturdays
the hours shall be from 11:59 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. of the following day.
[Amended 6-27-1974 by Ord. No. 291]
B.Â
Each violation of the provisions of this section shall
constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 12-8-1988 by Ord. No. 565]
Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty
of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay
a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $1,000 or undergo imprisonment for
not more than 10 days for each violation.
Where there are special events, programs or functions by properly organized
and supervised organizations to advance legitimate recreation, character development,
religious training and school activities in the building of good citizenship
in young people, the Whitemarsh Township Police Department will grant special
consideration in such cases upon receipt of notice thereof, and the children
will be permitted to proceed directly home from the event without incident.
