[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Piermont
11-14-1977 by L.L. No. 27-1977 as Ch. 44 of the 1977 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusements — See Ch. 61.
This chapter is enacted in recognition of the fact that minors under
the age of 16 years loitering and wandering in or upon the public streets
and ways constitute a hazard not only to their own personal well-being but
to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Village and to
their property.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any minor under 16 years of
age to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the public streets,
highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, wharves, docks, waterfronts or
other public grounds, public places and public buildings, places of amusement
and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places between the hours
of 9:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day; provided, however, that the
provisions of this section shall not apply to a minor accompanied by his or
her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of
the minor.
B.
Each violation of the provisions of this section shall
constitute a separate offense.
A.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of 16 years
to permit such minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the
public streets, highways, alleys, roads, parks, playgrounds, wharves, docks,
waterfronts or other public grounds, public places and public buildings, places
of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places between
the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day; provided, however,
that the provisions of this section shall not apply when the minor is accompanied
by his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody
of the minor.
B.
Each violation of the provisions of this section shall
constitute a separate offense.
Any minor violating the provisions of § 87-2 shall be dealt with in accordance with Family Court law and procedure. A parent, guardian or other adult violating the provisions of this chapter shall be dealt with in accordance with the penalty clause as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, of the Code of the Village of Piermont.
