(a) Children on Streets at Night. No person under fourteen years of age shall be or remain upon any street or alley or other public place in the City between 9:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless such person is accompanied by a parent or guardian, or other person having custody of such minor or unless in the performance of duty directed by such parent or guardian or other person having custody or unless such person is in lawful employment making it necessary to be in such places after 9:30 p.m.
(b) Permitting Children to Violate Curfew. No person having the legal care and custody of any person under fourteen years of age shall allow or permit such person to go or be upon any public street, alley or other public place in the City in the nighttime as restricted in subsection (a) hereof, except in case of necessity.
(c) Detaining Child. Every member of the police force while on duty is hereby authorized to detain any such minor willfully violating the provisions of subsection (a) hereof until the parent or guardian of the child shall take him or her into custody; but such officer shall immediately upon taking custody of the child communicate with the parent or guardian.
(d) Delinquent or Mendicant Children. If it appears that any child taken into custody for a violation of subsection (a) hereof is growing up in mendicancy or vagrancy, or is incorrigible, for lack of proper parental care or has no home, proper proceedings shall be instituted pursuant to State statute.
(Ord. 468. Passed 7-18-78.)