For the purposes of this Part the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular and words in the singular number include the plural. The word “shall” is always mandatory and not merely directory:
Borough–the Borough of Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Minor–any person under the age of 18, or, in equivalent phrasing often herein employed, any person 17 or less years of age.
Parent–any person having legal custody of a minor (1) as a natural or adoptive parent, (2) as a legal guardian, (3) as a person who stands in loco parentis or (4) as a person to whom legal custody has been given by order of court.
Remain–to stay behind, to tarry and to stay unnecessarily upon the streets, including the congregating of groups (or of interacting minors) totaling four or more persons in which any minor involved would not be using the streets for ordinary or serious purposes such as mere passage or going home. To implement that thought with additional precision and precaution, numerous exceptions are expressly defined in §6-105 so that this is not a mere prohibitory or presence type curfew ordinance.
Street–a way or place, of whatsoever nature, open to the use of the public as a matter of right for purposes of vehicular travel or in the case of a sidewalk thereof for pedestrian travel. The term “street” includes the legal right-of-way, including, but not limited to, the cartway or traffic lanes, the curb, the sidewalks whether paved or unpaved, and any grass plots or other grounds found within the legal right-of-way of a street. The term “street” applies irrespective of what it be called or formally named, whether alley, avenue, court, road or otherwise.
Time of night–referred to herein is based upon the prevailing standard of time, whether Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time, generally observed at that hour by the public in the Borough, prima facie the time then observed in the Borough Police Department offices.
Year of age–continues from one birthday, such as the seventeenth to (but not including the day of) the next, such as the eighteenth birthday, making it clear that 17 or less years of age is herein treated as equivalent to the phrase “under 18 years of age.”
(Ord. 79-6, 10/23/1979, §3)