Source: https://ecode360.com/30246402
Timestamp: 2018-03-22 21:14:51
Document Index: 769944840

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 146']

Borough of New Eagle, PA Curfew
§ 146-1 Definitions and interpretations.
§ 146-2 Purposes.
§ 146-3 Curfew; exceptions.
§ 146-4 Parents not to permit violation.
§ 146-5 Procedure upon violation.
§ 146-6 Procedure in case of repeated violations or other factors interfering with enforcement.
§ 146-7 Police discretion in age determination.
§ 146-8 Violations and penalties.
Any public street, alley, sidewalk, park, playground, public building or vacant lot in the Borough of New Eagle.
This is a curfew ordinance prescribing, in accordance with prevailing community standards, regulations for the conduct of minors on streets at night, for the protection of younger children in the Borough of New Eagle from each other and from other persons on the streets during nighttime hours, for the enforcement of parental control and responsibility for their children, for the protection of the public from nocturnal mischief by minors and for the reduction of the incidence of juvenile criminal activity, all for the good of minors, for the furtherance of family responsibility, and for the public good, safety and welfare.
It shall be unlawful for any minor to be or remain in or upon any public highway, park or other public place within the Borough of New Eagle or in any enclosure or vehicle which is on or in close proximity to any such public place within the Borough of New Eagle between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the following day.
Minor traveling to and from church, school or municipal activity with parental permission statement as in Subsection B(2) above.
It is hereby unlawful for any parent, guardian or the person having the legal care or custody of a minor to allow or permit such minor to violate any of the provisions of this chapter without legal justification therefor.
Any minor found upon the streets, alleys, parks or public places within the Borough of New Eagle in violation of § 146-3A shall be taken into custody by the Monongahela Police or a legally deputized individual; be delivered to the parent(s), guardian or person having the legal custody of said minor; and be given a copy of this chapter. A report shall be filed and kept in a book for that specific purpose. Said parent, guardian or person having the legal custody of said minor so offending shall, upon the second offense, be called along with offender and be so advised once again as to the penalty provisions contained in this chapter. Upon the third violation, said parent, guardian or person will be cited for the violation.
Any minor who shall violate this chapter more than three times may, at the discretion of the proper Borough of New Eagle officials, be reported to a society or organization, the purpose of which it to take charge of incorrigibles and delinquents, and proceedings shall then be taken in the proper court for the permanent welfare of such minor, and a like procedure may be taken in cases where the arrest of the parent is not effective or where for any other reason the provisions of § 146-3A of this chapter cannot be made effective by the imposition of fines and penalties.
Monongahela police officers in taking minors into custody shall use their discretion in determining age and in doubtful cases may require positive proof of age. Until such proof is furnished, the officer's judgment shall prevail.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the county correctional facility for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.