[CC 1970 §21-7; Ord.
No. 499 §1, 8-7-1956]
It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of seventeen
(17) years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or to drive or ride in
an automobile, or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads,
alleys, parks, playgrounds or other 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 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.
[CC 1970 §21-8; Ord.
No. 499 §2, 8-7-1956]
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 other 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.
[CC 1970 §21-9; Ord.
No. 499 §3, 8-7-1956]
Any Police Officer of the City, finding a child violating the provisions of Section 215.1970, shall warn the child to desist immediately from such violation and shall take custody of such child and notify his/her parent or guardian of the whereabouts of the child. He/she shall retain such custody until the parent or guardian is located and comes for, and the child is delivered to him/her. The officer shall also report the violation to his/her superior officer who shall cause a written notice to be served on the parent, guardian or person in charge of the child, setting forth the manner in which the Section has been violated. Any parent, guardian or person in charge of such child who shall knowingly permit such child again to violate the provisions of such Section, after receiving notice of the first (1st) violation, shall be punished as provided by this Code.
