[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Haddon Heights 6-22-1976 by Ord. No. 507 (Ch. 81 of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Curfew — See Ch. 183.
Loitering — See Ch. 293.
Noise — See Ch. 301.
Offenses against the public peace, safety and morals are hereby defined to include:
A. 
A felony, high misdemeanor, misdemeanor or other offense.
B. 
The violation of any penal law or municipal ordinance.
C. 
Any act or offense for which he or she could be prosecuted in the method partaking of the nature of a criminal action or proceeding.
D. 
Being a disorderly person, including the following acts:
(1) 
Habitual vagrancy.
(2) 
Incorrigibility.
(3) 
Immorality.
(4) 
Knowingly associating with thieves or vicious or immoral persons.
(5) 
Growing up in idleness or delinquency.
(6) 
Knowingly visiting gambling places or patronizing other such places or establishments, his or her admission.
(7) 
Idly roaming the streets at night.
(8) 
Habitual truancy from school.
(9) 
Deportment endangering the morals, health or general welfare of a child.
E. 
Violations in the operation and use of a motor vehicle, including any and all state statutes under Title 39 of the Motor Vehicle Act, but not including violations for parking.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, legal guardian or other person having the care or custody of a minor child under 18 years of age to, by any act or word or the failure to act or by the lack of supervision and control over said minor child, encourage, contribute toward, cause or tend to cause said child to become delinquent by reason of the activity of said minor child within the Borough of Haddon Heights. "Supervision" is the exercise of control over a minor child, knowing his whereabouts, knowing with whom he associates and in what activities he or she may engage which could affect or offend the public peace, safety and morals.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, legal guardian or other person having custody and care of any minor child under the age of 18 to assist, aid, abet, allow, permit or encourage said minor to violate the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance of the Borough of Haddon Heights, as defined herein, either by overt act, by failing to act or by lack of supervision and control over said minor child.
The fact that a child under the age of 18 years is apprehended while on any public streets, highways, alleys or parks during the hours of curfew shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this chapter on the part of the parents, legal guardian or other person having custody or care of said minor.
[Amended 10-19-2004 by Ord. No. 1181; 6-19-2018 by Ord. No. 1451]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a maximum penalty of a fine not exceeding $2,000 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.