[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of South Plainfield as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-14-1998 by Ord. No. 1479]
For purposes of this article, the following
terms shall be defined to mean:
A person, other than a parent, to whom legal custody of the
juvenile has been given by court order or who is acting in the place
of the parent or who is responsible for the care and welfare of the
juvenile.
An individual who is under the age of 18 years.
Any place to which the public has access, including but not
limited to a public street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk, bridge,
alley, plaza, park, recreation, athletic or shopping area, public
transportation facility, vehicle used for public transportation, parking
lot or any other public building, structures or area.
It shall be unlawful for juveniles to be in
any public place between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on October
30 (commonly known as "Mischief Night"), October 31 (commonly known
as "Halloween Day") unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. The
Mayor and Council of the Borough of South Plainfield shall also have
the authority to set additional days for curfew to be set forth by
resolution properly adopted by the Mayor and Council in accordance
with law. This prohibition does not apply if said juvenile is:
A.
Engaged in, or traveling to or from, a business or
occupation which the laws of the State of New Jersey authorize a juvenile
to perform;
B.
Engaged in an errand involving a medical emergency;
C.
Attending religious services, extracurricular school
activities, activities sponsored by a religious or community organization
or other cultural or educational events or is in direct transit to
or from such events.
Whenever additional day or days for curfew is set forth by resolution, as provided in § 196-2 above, it shall be unlawful for any parent or guardian to permit, suffer or allow any juvenile in his or her care to be in a public place between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on that day or days.
Any person found guilty of having violated § 196-2 or 196-3 of this article shall perform community service and may be subject to a fine or no more than $1,000, and, if parents or guardians as well as a juvenile are found guilty of violating this article, the parents or guardians shall perform community service together with the juvenile. The period of community service will not exceed 90 days.
