[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Elkton 6-19-1980 as Secs. 9-3-41
through 9-3-44 of the 1980 Code; amended in its entirety 12-18-2000. Subsequent amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Presence of minors in dance halls — See Ch. 73.
A.
No minor shall frequent, play in or loiter in any public poolroom
or billiard room operated in conjunction with any establishment licensed
under the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; nor shall any minor
under 15 years of age frequent, play in or loiter in any other public
poolroom or billiard room; nor shall the proprietor of any public
poolroom or billiard room or his or her agent permit any such minor
to frequent, play in or loiter in any such place in violation of the
foregoing provisions of this section.
B.
Nothing in this section shall apply to military or naval personnel
in uniform in any poolroom or billiard room.
[Amended 12-16-2013]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to be
upon the streets or in any other public place of the Town between
11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent, guardian
or some adult person lawfully in charge of such minor under the age
of 18 years.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other person having
custody of a minor under the age of 18 years to allow such minor to
be upon the streets or in other public places in the Town between
11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent, guardian
or some adult person lawfully in charge of such minor.
C.
This section shall not be construed as to prohibit minors under 18
years of age from attending places of religious worship or meetings
held by or under the auspices of the public schools or Boy Scouts
or Girl Scouts or other like organizations unaccompanied by a parent,
guardian or other adult person.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to appear on the streets, highways,
public homes, private homes or public places in the Town to make trick-or-treat
visitations, except that this subsection shall not apply to children
14 years of age and under on Halloween night.
It shall be unlawful for any person over 14 years of age to
appear upon the streets or sidewalks of the Town, at any time, wearing
a mask or other means of disguise as to conceal his or her identity;
provided, however, that this section shall not apply to persons in
the act of representing a charitable, social or patriotic organization
or to persons taking part in a public entertainment.
Violations of any provisions of this chapter by a minor shall
be disposed of as provided in §§ 16.1-278.4 and 16.1-278.5
of the Code of Virginia.
