This is an updating of the borough curfew ordinance of August 1, 1966. It prescribes, in accordance with prevailing community standards, regulations for the conduct of minors on streets and in other public places at night, all for the good of minors, furtherance of parental responsibility, and the public good, safety, and welfare.
(A) Council finds that the curfew meets a very real local need, has been over the years a significant factor in minimizing juvenile delinquency, and should be updated and amplified in light of the borough’s local situation.
(B) The community sense of the proper time for cessation of outdoor activities by minors on streets and other public places is reflected in the curfew hours declared by this chapter which takes into consideration also the danger hours for nocturnal crime and for accumulations of minors with potential risks incident to their immaturity.
(C) Parental responsibility for the whereabouts of their children is the norm; legal sanctions to enforce such responsibility have had a demonstrated effectiveness over the years; as parental control increases, likelihood of juvenile delinquency decreases, and there is a continuing need for nocturnal curfew for minors which has achieved, and will continue to achieve under local conditions, the purposes hereinbefore stated.
(Prior Code, Ch. 6, Pt. 1, § 102) (Ord. 2-86, passed 7-7-1986)