Evening star., 1960-06-06
PROPOSALS
OFFICIAL NOTICES


GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, EXECUTIVE Of
FICE, WASHINGTON t. D. c.,
Lettering REGULATIONS: Juveniles
Youth Aid Division: Metropolitan
Police Department.-REGULA
TIONS GOVERNING THE CON-
DUCT OF JUVENILES IN PUBLIC
PLACES BETWEEN THE HOURS
OF 1000 PM. AND 800 AM
WHEREAS, The Commissioners of
the District Of Columbia are con-
cerned with alleviating the prob
lem of juvenile delinquency in the
District Of Columbia; and WHERE
AS. Lettering by juveniles in the
streets and other places in the
District of Columbia at late and
unusual hours is factor contrib
uting to their delinquency and is
injurious to their health, safety
and welfare; and WHEREAS, Re
sponsibility for the protection and
their parents or guardians; and
as parens patriae: Now THERE,
FORE. BE 1T ORDERED THAT
the following regulations govern
ing the conduct OF juveniles in
streets and other places between
the hours Of 1000 pm. and 500
a m. are hereby adopted to be
effective on and after July Is,
1860 = PART l. DEFINITIONS:
Sec. lOl. (0 As used in
these regulations, unless the con-
text requires otherwise, the fol-
lowing words shall have the mean
1ngs set forth below: Guardian.
Guardian mean any adult per-
son having temporary or perma-
nent care, custody or control OF a
Juvenile whether or not such per-
son has been appointed by a court
as the. guardian of such juvenile.
Juvenile. A juvenile is any child
under the age Of Is years, as de-
fined in Section ) tb) CD of the
Act of March 10. 1906. entitled
AN Act to create a juvenile court
in and for the District Of Colum-
bia. and for other purposes" as
amended (52 Stat. 500: Section
1906, D. c. Code, 195l). Loiter.
Loiter means to idle, stand around,
play in, tarry upon, or wander on
foot, or to park. idle, wander. tarry
or play in or on vehicle: unless
engaged in a lawful business. edu-
cational or religious activity: or
unless performing a necessary err
rand or any other lawful activity
for which a good account may be
given; or unless accompanied by a
parent or guardian. Parent. Par
ent means any natural parent of
2 juvenile or parent of juvenile
by adoption. Place Open to the
Public. Place open to the public
means any place to which the pub
lie is invited in any privately
owned place of business. any pri-
vate institution, or any place Of
m U m n t or entertainment
whether or not a charge for ad-
mission or entry thereto is made.
Public Place. Public place means
the area between building lines on
any street. avenue or thoroughfare
and any alley, park. playground,
public building or vacant lot. (b)
whenever any masculine term is
used in these regulations the same
includes the feminine.-PART II.
PROHIBITIONS: Sec. 201. Any
Juvenile found lettering in any
public place or in any place open
10 the public in the District of Co.
lumbia between the hours of 1000
pm Of any day and 500 am. of
the following day shall be subject
to the provisions set forth in Part
" of these regulation Sec. o02,
1t shall be unlawful for any parent
or guardian of a juvenile know
lnEly to permit such Juvenile to
loiter as set forth in section POI
Sec. @03. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, drm or corpora ton
owning, pera Ing or having
charge Of any place open to the
public to permit any Juvenile to
loiter in such place between the
hours of 1000 pm. of anv day
and 500 am. of the following
dsy-PART III. PENALTIES: Sec.
30 Any person not subject to the
jurisdiction OF the Juvenile Court
VINO violates any provisions of
these regulations shall be punished
ny a fne not exceeding $500 or
imprisonment not exceeding 10
Sec 401. (al ANY police officer
finding a juvenile lettering as set
forth in Section POI shall ascer-
tain the name and address of such
Juvenile and warn him to desist
from so lettering and direct him
to proceed to his home or, for a
legitimate purpose, to some other
destination, and such police officer
snail report such action to the
Youth Aid Division. METROPOLITAN
Police Department. tbl 1t shall be
unlawful for any Juvenile to re-
fuse to heed such warning or di-
rection by any police officer or re-
fuse to give such police oficer his
correct name and address. and
upon any such refusal he shall be
taken into custody bv the said offi :
Ger and the matter immediately
reported to the said Youth AID
Division for action in accordance
with applicable law and rcgula-
tions tc) In addition to the pro-
hibitions contained in Subsection
40l tbl. ii shall be unlawful for
any juvenile to loiter as set forth
in Section POI after such juvenile
has, within l2 months. been pre-
viously found by anv police officer
so lettering. Sec. 402. In addition
to complying or causing compll-
ance with the provisions of the
Juvenile. Court Act, the Chief OF
Police shall. upon receipt by the
Youth AID Division OF a report OF
pursuant to Section 4Ol (a) or a
report of a violation Of Section A01
tbl or 40l (c) hereof, cause notice
to be given personally to the par
ent or guardian of said Juvenile
specifying the details Of such ac-
tion or the manner in which Sec
tion 401 (bl or 4Ol icl has been
violated Sec. 403. Every parent
or guardian to whom the notice
provided for in Section 403 has
been given and who thereafter
permits such Juvenile in his care
custody or control to loiter as set
forth in Section col. shall b.
deemed knowingly to have violated
Section 2O2 of these regula tions
BY order Of the Board of Commits
sioneTs, D. c. G NJ THORNETT
Secretary to the Board. les