[Ord. 3-1997, 10/13/1997, § 101]
Any privately owned place of business carried on for a profit
or any place of amusement or entertainment to which the public is
invited.
Any person under the age of 18 years.
Eastern Standard Time except from the last Sunday in April
to the last Sunday in October, when it shall be Eastern Daylight Saving
Time.
Any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation
operating, managing or conducting any establishment; and, whenever
used in any clause prescribing a penalty, the term "operator,"
as applied to associations or partnerships, shall include the members
or partners thereof and as applied to corporations shall include the
officers thereof.
Any natural parent of a minor, a guardian or any adult person
legally responsible for the care and custody of a minor.
Any public street, highway, road, alley, park, playground,
public building or vacant lot.
To stay behind, to tarry and to stay unnecessarily upon the
streets, including the congregating of groups (or of interacting minors)
totaling four or more persons in which any minor involved would not
be using the streets for ordinary or serious purposes such as mere
passage or going home.
[Ord. 3-1997, 10/13/1997, § 102]
1.
It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 16 years to remain
in or upon any public place or establishment between the hours of
10:00 p.m. on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
and 5:00 a.m. on the following day; and between the hours of
11:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 5:00 a.m. on the following
day.
2.
It shall be unlawful for any minor who is 16 or 17 years of age to
remain in or upon any public place or establishment between the hours
of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. on any day.
[Ord. 3-1997, 10/13/1997, § 103]
It shall be unlawful for any parent to knowingly permit any
minor to remain in or upon any public place or establishment during
the time periods and days set forth in § 102 as applied
to the specific ages set forth in the same Section.
[Ord. 3-1997, 10/13/1997, § 104]
It shall be unlawful for any operator of any establishment or
their agents or employees to knowingly permit any minor to remain
upon the premises of said establishment during the time periods and
days set forth in § 102 as applied to the specific ages
set forth in the same Section.
[Ord. 3-1997, 10/13/1997, § 105]
The provisions of §§ 102, 103 and 104 shall not
apply to:
A.
Any minor accompanied by a parent, guardian or adult designated by
the parent or guardian.
B.
A minor upon an errand or other legitimate business directed by such
minor's parent.
C.
A minor who is engaged in gainful lawful employment or is on his
or her way to or from said employment during the curfew hours and
the hours of employment have been approved by the minor's parent/guardian.
D.
Minors attending school events sponsored by the East Lycoming School
which are on school property and are supervised by adults approved
by the school district.
E.
Minors attending special events, programs or functions supervised
by adults organized and supervised by organizations for legitimate
recreation, character development and/or religious training for which
the Mayor has granted a special license.
[Ord. 3-1997, 10/13/1997, § 106]
1.
Any police officer who finds a minor violating the provisions of
this Part shall obtain information from such minor as to his name,
address and age and the name and address of his parent or parents.
The minor shall thereupon be instructed to proceed to his home forthwith
and, if possible, shall be accompanied by the police officer. The
police officer shall ascertain, if possible, if the parent or parents
are at home and, if so, shall notify them verbally of the violation
of both the parent and the child. If the parent or parents are not
found at home, the police officer shall make such report to his superior
officer. In all cases, whether or not verbal notice has been given,
a written notice shall also be mailed to the parent or parents of
the minor advising them of the violation of this Part.
2.
Any person who violates any provision of this Part, after having
received written notice of prior violation, upon conviction thereof
before a District Justice, shall be subject to a fine of not more
than $300, or imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
