HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-17 04-30 CCO AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PRESENCE OF MINORS
UNDER ThE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS ON PUBLIC STREETS
AND OTHER PLACES BETWEEN CERTAIN HOURS, AND DEFINING
DUTIES OF PARENTS AND OTHERS IN CARE OF MINORS
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN CENTER DO ORDAIN:
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"Section 19 -301. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY OF MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF
14 YEARS. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 14 years to
be on or present upon any public street, avenue, park, playground, or
place open to the public, or place of amusement and entertainment, vacant
lot, or other unsupervised place in the Village of Brooklyn Center between
the hours of 9 :30 p.m. of any day and 5 o'clock a.m. of the following day;
provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to
any such minor person who is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or
other adult person having the authorized care and custody of such minor
person, or when such minor person is upon an emergency errand or legitimate
business directed by his or her parent, guardian or adult person having
authorized care and custody of such minor person.
The fact that such minor person, unaccompanied by parent or other
adult person having authorized care and custody of such minor person is
found upon or in any such place within the Village after said 9:30 p.m. and
before said 5 a.m. shall be prima facie evidence that said minor person is
there unlawfully.
Section 19 -302. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY OF MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 18
• YEARS AND OF THE AGE OF 14 YEARS AND OVER. It shall be unlawful for any
person under the age of 18 years and any person who has attained the age of
14 years and over to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon any
public street, avenue, alley, park, playground, or place open to the public,
or place of amusement and entertainment, vacant lot, or other unsupervised
place in the Village of Brooklyn Center, between the hours of 10 p.m. of
any day and 5 o'clock a.m. of the following day; provided, however, that
the provisions of this section shall not apply to any such minor person who
is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having
the authorized care and custody of such manor person, or when such minor
person is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by his
or her parent, guardian or adult person having authorized care and custody
of such minor person.
'he fact that such minor person, unaccompanied by parent or other
adult person having authorized care and custody of such minor person, is found
upon or in any such place within the Village after 10 p.m. and before said
5 a.m., shall be prima facie evidence that said minor person is there
unlawfully.
Section 19 -303• ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. Any minor person under the
age of 16 years, unaccompanied by parent, guardian or other adult person
having authorized care and custody of said minor person, who shall be found on
r' or in any public street, avenue, alley, park, or other place in violation
of Section 19 -301 or 19 -302, and who do not appear to be upon emergency
errand or legitimate business directed by parent, guardian or other adult
person having authorized care and custody of such minor person, may be
sent or taken home or placed under proper custody by any police officer of
the Village.
Section 19 -304 UNLAWFUL FOR PARED, GUARDIAN OR OTHERS TO ALLOW
VIOLATION. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other adult
person having authorized care, custody or control of any person under 18
years, to allow or to permit such person to violate the provisions of
Sections 19 -301 or 19 -302.
Section 19 -305 UNLAWFUL FOR BUSJNESS PERSON TO ALLOW VIOLATION.
It shall be unlavbul for any person operating cr in charge of any place of
amusement, entertainment or refreshment, or other place of business, to
permit any minor under the age of 18 years to loiter or idle in such place
contrary to the provisions of Section 19 -301 or 19 -302 and he shall
immediately order such minor person to leave and if such person refuses to
leave such place he shall immediately notify the police department of the
violation.
Section 19 -3o6 OTHER ORDINANCES NO REPEALED. This ordinance
shall not be construed as permitting the presence at any time of any person
under the age of 18 years in any place where his presence is now prohibited
by any existing law or ordinance.
Section 19 -307 PENALTIES. Any minor violating the provisions of
Section 19 -301 or 19 -302 shall be dealt with in accordance with juvenile court
law and procedure. Any person, guardian or other adult person or persons
having authorized care and custody of such minor, violating Section 19 -304
and 19 -305 shall be fined, on conviction thereof, not more than $100 or
imprisoned not more than 90 days.
Section 19 -308. SEPARABILITY. It is the intention of the Village
Council that each separate provision of this ordinance shall be deemed
independent of all other provisions herein, and it is further the intention of
the Village Council that if any provision of this ordinance be declared
invalid, all other provisions thereof shall remain in force and valid.
,Section 19 -309• REPEAL OF PRIOR ORDINANCE. The ordinance regulating
the presence of minors under the age of 16 years on or in streets or public
places between certain hours and defining duties of parents and others in the
care of minors and providing for arrest and penalties for violation thereof
now codified as Section 19 -301 through Section 19 -307, inclusive, is hereby
repealed and the foregoing Sections shall be inserted in accordance with the
section numbers as designated herein.
Section 19 -310. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its publication."
Passed by the Village Council of the Village of Brooklyn Center this
30th day of April, 1957.
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Attest:
Clerk� N.
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