[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Waterloo 5-14-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1984 as Ch. 65,
Art. IV, of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
It shall be unlawful for any child under 18
years of age to be present in any bar, restaurant, hotel, bowling
alley or any other similar establishment where there is on-premises
consumption and where legal or alcoholic beverages are sold after
the hour of 11:00 p.m., unless such person is accompanied by a parent,
guardian or any other person having the legal custody of such minor
person or in the performance of an errand, duty or employment directed
by such parent, guardian or legal custodian.
No parent, guardian or any other person having the legal care, custody or control of any child under the age of 18 years shall knowingly allow or permit such child to go or be in or upon any of the establishments referred to in § 104-1 in the Village of Waterloo, New York, after the time specified in § 104-1 unless there exists reasonable necessity therefor.
It shall be the duty of each officer of the Police Department of this Village to take into custody any minor person violating the provisions of § 104-1 of this chapter and to forthwith take said minor person to his or her parent or guardian or to the person having legal custody of such minor person and give over such minor person to the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of such minor and to notify such parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of such minor of the violation of § 104-1 of this chapter.
The failure or neglect of any parent, guardian or other person having legal custody and control of any child to exercise reasonable diligence in the control of his or her child so as to prevent him or her from violating the provisions of this chapter, or the conduct of any parent, guardian or other person who knowingly and willingly is responsible for, encourages, aids, causes, connives at or promotes any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be subject to punishment as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-6.
Any police officer of the Village is authorized to detain any minor violating § 104-1; provided, however, that no minor shall be placed in confinement until reasonable effort shall have been made to locate and verbally notify the parent, guardian or legal custodian of such minor of such detainment and an opportunity shall have been given to such parent, guardian or legal custodian to appear and obtain custody of such minor.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
No person who is the owner, keeper, proprietor or person in charge of any bar, restaurant, hotel, bowling alley or any other similar establishment where legal or alcoholic beverages are sold shall permit any child under 18 years of age to be present in or upon said premises after 11:00 p.m. unless such minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person having the legal custody of such minor person or in the performance of an errand, duty or employment as directed by such minor's parent, guardian or legal custodian. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-6.
A.
Children under seven years of age. Any child under
the age of seven years violating any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be conducted by any police officer discovering such violation
to the child's home, and such officer shall forthwith report, in writing,
the name and residence of the parents of such child to the Chief of
Police of the Village of Waterloo, New York. Should it appear that
such child falls within the provisions of Article 10 of the Family
Court Act, such child shall be dealt with as provided in such law.
B.
Children between seven and 16 years of age. All persons
between the age of seven and 16 years violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be neglected
or delinquent and within the provisions of Article 10 of the Family
Court Act.
C.
Children over 16 years of age. Any minor over the age of 16 years convicted of violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed to be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 104-8.[1]
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 65.49D,
Under the age of sixteen; court procedure, which immediately followed
this section, was deleted 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999.
