(A) Before taking any enforcement action under this subchapter, the law enforcement official shall ask the apparent offender’s age and reason for being in the public place. No citation shall be issued, or arrest made under this section unless there is a reasonable suspicion that an offense has occurred and that, based on any response and other circumstances, no defense in § 132.22 of this code is present.
(B) If a police officer takes a juvenile into custody for violating any of the provisions of this subchapter, that police officer shall deliver or arrange to deliver the juvenile either to:
(1) The juvenile’s parent, guardian, custodian or other adult person having custody or control of the juvenile;
(2) A relative of the juvenile, over the age of 18, who is willing to assume temporary custody of the juvenile;
(3) The Police Department; or
(4) The state’s Department of Health and Human Services.
(Prior Code, § 130.038) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997)