Source: https://ecode360.com/11085788
Timestamp: 2019-05-26 17:53:42
Document Index: 59653021

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136']

Township of East Hempfield, PA Curfew
§ 136-4 Unlawful conduct of minor.
§ 136-5 Unlawful conduct of parents.
§ 136-6 Unlawful conduct of operators of establishments.
§ 136-7 Rules and regulations.
§ 136-8 Offenses.
§ 136-10 Annual review.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of East Hempfield 1-17-2001 by Ord. No. 01-01. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "East Hempfield Township Curfew Ordinance."
The Board of Supervisors of East Hempfield Township, recognizing the problem of crimes committed by and committed against juveniles during the nighttime and believing that it can be dealt with more effectively by regulating the hours during which minors less than 18 years of age may remain in public places and certain establishments without adult supervision and by defining more clearly certain duties and responsibilities upon those who have the custody and responsibility for the care of such minors, hereby enacts this chapter for the purpose of:
Promoting the general welfare and protecting the general public through reduction of juvenile violence and crime within East Hempfield Township;
Promoting the safety and welfare of the East Hempfield Township citizens under the age of 18 whose youth and inexperience renders them particularly vulnerable to becoming participants in criminal activity and in being victimized by perpetrators of crime; and
The period of time between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday nights and 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.
Refers to unforeseen circumstances, or the status or condition resulting therefrom, requiring immediate action to safeguard life, limb or property. The term includes, but is not limited to, fires, natural disaster, automobile accidents or other similar circumstances.
Any privately owned place of business operated for profit, including any place of amusement or entertainment to which the public is invited.
Any person less than 18 years of age. For the purpose of this chapter, any person shall be deemed to be 18 years of age on the date of his or her 18th birthday and not before this time.
The biological or adoptive parent of a minor, a legal guardian or an adult person 21 years of age or over 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, vacant lot or any private building, structure or area to which the public is invited or in which the public is allowed to remain.
It shall be unlawful for a minor to remain in or upon any public place, or to remain in any motor vehicle operating or parked therein or thereon, or to remain in or upon an establishment in East Hempfield Township after hours except as follows:
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 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 an 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 written statement 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 same of the minor, a brief description of the errand, the minor's destination(s) and the hours the minor is authorized to be engaged in the errand; no minor or parent shall falsify the documents described above.
The minor is involved in interstate travel through or beginning or terminating in East Hempfield Township.
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 § 136-4 of this chapter. "Knowingly" shall mean knows or has reason to know.
The Chief of Police 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 Board of Supervisors of East Hempfield Township.
Before taking any enforcement action under this section, 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 § 136-4 applies.
This chapter and the need for it shall be reviewed annually. By February 1, 2002, and each year thereafter, the Chief of Police of East Hempfield Township shall review this chapter and report and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors of East Hempfield Township concerning the effectiveness of and the continuing need for this chapter. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
The practicality of enforcing this chapter and any problems with enforcement identified by East Hempfield Township Police Department.