[Ord. No. 2847, 11-6-2023]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
A parent, guardian or other adult person having the legal
responsibility for the care and custody of a minor.
Any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
To knowingly or to fail to prevent, due to lack of reasonable
efforts, to supervise and control.
To unnecessarily tarry, stay, loiter or idle.
A.
Unless
accompanied by his/her custodian, it shall be unlawful for any minor,
whether on foot or in a vehicle, to wander about without destination
or to remain in or upon any public street, road, avenue, alley, park
or other public place between the hours:
11:00 P.M. Tuesday through 6:00 A.M. Wednesday
11:00 P.M. Wednesday through 6:00 A.M. Thursday
11:00 P.M. Sunday through 6:00 A.M. Monday
11:00 P.M. Monday through 6:00 A.M. Tuesday
11:00 P.M. Thursday through 6:00 A.M. Friday
12:00 A.M. Saturday through 6:00 A.M. Saturday
12:00 A.M. Sunday through 6:00 A.M. Sunday
B.
This
restriction shall not apply to any minor who needs to remain in public
to perform a reasonable errand under his/her custodian's direction,
or who needs to remain in public because of his/her legitimate employment,
trade, profession or other occupation.
It shall be unlawful for any custodian to permit a minor under
his/her control to wander about or to remain in or upon any public
street, road, avenue, alley, park or other public place as prohibited
by this Section except in the case of necessity.
A.
If
a Police Officer reasonably believes that a minor is wandering about
without destination or has remained in or upon a street or other public
place in violation of this Section, the officer shall warn the minor
that he/she is in violation of the curfew and request the minor to
give his/her complete name and address and how to contact his/her
custodian. The officer shall then direct the minor to proceed immediately
to his/her home or other visual dwelling place.
B.
If
the minor fails to obey these directions, or refuses to furnish the
officer with the requested identification information, or has been
subjected to a prior curfew warning that same night, the officer shall
take such minor to the Police Department. The Police Officer shall
then contact the minor's custodian and request that he/she come to
the police station and accept the release of the minor. If the custodian
cannot be contacted, or if he/she fails to come to accept release,
the minor shall be released to the Juvenile Officer of the County
in which he/she resides.
A.
Any
minor violating the provisions of this Section shall be dealt with
according to the laws governing juveniles set forth by the City and
the State of Missouri.
B.
Any
custodian violating the provisions of this Article shall be guilty
of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than
five hundred dollars ($500.00).
