[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Media
6-10-1975 by Ord. No. 643. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Noise — See Ch. 203.
In this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
Any person under the age of 18 years.
Any natural parent of a minor, a guardian or any adult person 21
years of age or over responsible for the care and custody of a minor.
Any public street, highway, road, alley, park, playground, public
building or vacant lot.
To loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon.
A.
No minor person shall be or remain upon any street, highway,
alley, park or public place in the Borough of Media after the hour of 10:00
p.m. and before the hour of 5:00 a.m. the following day, as measured by the
prevailing time, except that on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings and the
eve and day of any holiday, as recognized and established by the Council of
the Borough of Media, the restrictions shall apply at 11:00 p.m. and remain
until 5:00 a.m. of the following day. Such restrictions shall be imposed unless
the minor person is accompanied by his parent, guardian or is in the performance
of employment for which he is receiving compensation.
B.
The Mayor of the Borough of Media is authorized to issue
to employers certifications of employment of minor persons, which certification
shall be evidenced by the minor when such minor is in a public place during
the hour of curfew restriction.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other person having the legal care or custody of a person under the age of 18 years to allow or permit such minor person to be in or upon any of the streets, highways, alleys, parks or public places in the Borough of Media after the hours mentioned aforesaid in violation of § 139-2 hereof.
[Amended 11-19-1992 by Ord.
No. 846]
It shall be the duty of all policemen of the Borough of Media finding
any minor person in or upon the public places of the Borough of Media as aforesaid
to take the name of such minor and the name and address of the parent or guardian
of the minor, to send the child home and to make a report of the same within
eight hours to the Chief of Police. A written notice of the violation with
due warning shall thereupon be served or caused to be served by the Chief
of Police on the parent or guardian of the minor.
[Amended 11-19-1992 by Ord.
No. 846]
Nothing herein is intended to relieve the responsibility of the minor
person from the enforcement of this chapter. Any minor person, a juvenile,
may be charged with the violation of this chapter, which may result in reporting
the violation to the juvenile authorities of Delaware County.
