Source: https://www.ecode360.com/11195475
Timestamp: 2019-04-25 22:15:13+00:00

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§ 32-1 Legislative findings and intent.
§ 32-3 Unlawful conduct of minor.
§ 32-4 Unlawful conduct of parents.
§ 32-5 Unlawful conduct of establishment operators.
§ 32-6 Rules and regulations.
§ 32-8 Violations and penalties.
§ 32-9 Report to Council.
Editor's Note: Former Ch. 32, Construction Code, Uniform, adopted 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 361-04, was repealed 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 374-06.
Violence in our community committed by and against minors is a cause of great concern for the immediate health, safety and general welfare of our citizens. The Borough of Lake City highly values the health, safety and general welfare of our minors and has a vested interest in preserving and nurturing them as a valuable asset and investment in Lake City's future. Persons under the age of 18 are vulnerable to being pressured to participate in violent unlawful activities and to being victims of perpetrators of violent crimes due to their general lack of maturity and experience. Minors who are present in public places during the late night and early morning hours are particularly vulnerable to being victimized and abused. The Borough needs effective tools available to protect minors from the dangers that exist in the late night and early morning hours at public places.
The Council of the Borough of Lake City, recognizing the problem of crimes committed by and committed against minors during the late night and early morning hours and believing that it can be dealt with more effectively by regulating the hours during which minors may remain in public places and certain establishments without adult supervision, and by defining more clearly certain duties and responsibilities upon those who have custody and responsibility for the care of such minors, hereby enacts this chapter with the intent of promoting the general welfare and protecting the general public through the reduction of juvenile violence and crime within the Borough of Lake City, promoting the safety and welfare of the Borough's minors whose youth and inexperience renders them particularly vulnerable to becoming participants in criminal activity and victims of perpetrators of crime, and fostering and strengthening parental responsibility of children.
The period of time between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. year round.
Shall refer to unforeseen circumstances, or the status or condition resulting therefrom, requiring immediate action to safeguard life, limb or property. This term includes, but is not limited to, fires, natural disaster, automobile accidents or similar circumstances.
The biological or adoptive parent of a minor; legal guardian; or an adult person 21 years of age or older and who is authorized by a minor's parent or legal guardian to be responsible, either temporarily or permanently, for the custody or care of any minor or for the control of such minor.
Any public street, highway, road, alley, park, playground or parking lot, or any private building, structure or area to which the public is invited or in which the public is allowed to remain.
The minor is accompanied by a parent.
The minor is involved in an emergency.
The minor is engaged in an activity, related to his or her employment or is going to or returning home from such activity, without detour or stop.
The minor is on the sidewalk directly abutting a place where he or she resides with a parent.
The minor is attending an activity sponsored by a school, religious or civic organization, by a public organization or agency, or by another similar organization or entity, which activity is supervised by adults, and/or the minor is going to or returning from such activity without detour or stop.
The minor is on an errand at the direction of a parent, and the minor has in his or her possession a writing signed by the parent containing the following information: the name, signature, address and telephone number of the parent authorizing the errand, the telephone number where the parent may be reached during the errand, the name of the minor, the minor's designation(s) and the hours the minor is authorized to be engaged in the errand; no minor or parent shall falsify the document described above.
The minor is involved in interstate travel through or beginning or terminating in the Borough of Lake City.
The minor is exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to assembly.
No parent shall knowingly permit any minor to remain in or upon any public place or establishment after hours unless the minor is engaged in an activity permitted under § 32-3.
No operator of an establishment shall knowingly permit any minor to remain upon the premises of such establishment after hours unless the minor is engaged in an activity permitted under § 32-3.
The Chief of Police or the Mayor is hereby authorized, from time to time, to promulgate such rules and regulations, including the extension of hours for special occasions, as in his or her opinion shall be necessary or useful in the enforcement of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall, however, be subject to the approval of the Council of Lake City Borough.
Before taking any enforcement action under this chapter, a police officer shall ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being in the public place. The officer shall not issue a citation or make an arrest under this section unless the officer reasonably believes that an offense has occurred and that, based on any response and other circumstances, no exception set forth in the section entitled "Unlawful conduct of a minor" applies. The officer may issue a citation against the minor and/or the parent.
Editor's Note: See § 32-3.
Any minor or parent who violates the provisions of this chapter may be issued a nontraffic summary citation. The minor may be taken into temporary custody, in which case his or her parents or other appropriate person shall be notified, and the minor shall be released into the custody of the appropriate parent or parents of the minor or to a brother or sister 18 years of age or older. If no such person is available after reasonable efforts have been made to locate such person, then the minor shall be released to such agencies or institutions as are established for juvenile welfare. A referral to supportive services shall be made where appropriate.
Second offense: $25, with referral to supportive services where appropriate.
Third offense: $50, with referral to supportive services where appropriate.
Fourth offense: $100, with referral to supportive services where appropriate.
Fifth offense: $200. Parents are subject to imprisonment for up to 90 days and minor to referral to the juvenile court system. The court may also refer the offender(s) to supportive service where appropriate.
The practicality of enforcing the Ordinance and any problems with enforcement identified by the Lake City Police Department and the Borough of Lake City.
The impact of this chapter and support programs on juvenile crime statistics.
The number of juveniles detained for curfew violations.
The number of official citizen complaints filed regarding the enforcement of this chapter.

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