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Timestamp: 2020-07-12 20:26:07
Document Index: 573807307

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 128', '§ 128', '§ 128', '§ 128', '§ 128', '§ 128', '§ 128', '§ 128', '§ 128']

Township of Spring Garden, PA Curfew
§ 128-1 Definitions and interpretation.
§ 128-2 Purposes.
§ 128-3 Curfew; exceptions.
§ 128-4 Parents not to permit violation.
§ 128-5 Procedure upon violation.
§ 128-6 Procedure in case of repeated violations or other factors interfering with enforcement.
§ 128-7 Police discretion in age determination.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Spring Garden 2-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-01. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Any public street, alley, sidewalk, park, playground, public building or vacant lot in the Township.
This is a curfew chapter 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 Township 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 incident of juvenile criminal activity, all for the good of minors, for the furtherance of family responsibility, and for the public good, safety and welfare.
Minor lawfully employed making it necessary to be on or in highways, streets, parks, etc., as stated above, and possessing a current letter certifying the same and signed by employer, parent or guardian.
Any minor found upon the streets, alleys, parks or public places within the Township in violation of § 128-2 may be taken into custody by the Township police or legally deputized individual, be delivered to his/her parents, guardian or person having the legal custody of said minor. Both minor and parent, guardian or person having the legal custody may be advised as to the penalty provisions contained in this chapter and may be cited for the violation if deemed appropriate by the Township police or legally deputized individual enforcing this chapter. A report shall be filed within the Police Department, and the names of the violators will be maintained in the police computer for reference in subsequent offenses.
Any minor who shall violate this chapter more than three times may, at the discretion of the proper Township officials, be reported to a society or organization, the purpose of which is to take chare 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 § 128-2 of this chapter cannot be made effective by the imposition of fines and penalties.
The police officers of the Township 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 shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs and, in default of payment, to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. All prosecutions shall be brought before the Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction of summary violations that occur in Spring Garden Township.