For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section.
AUTHORIZED ADULT. Parent, guardian or someone over 18 years of age authorized to accompany the juvenile for a designated period of time.
ESTABLISHMENT. Any privately-owned place of business operated to which the public has access or is invited, including, but not limited to, any place of amusement or entertainment.
JUVENILE. Any person under the age of 18 years who is not married or been emancipated.
OWNER/OPERATOR. Any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation, operating, managing or conducting any establishment, including the employees, members or partners of an association or partnership and the officers of a corporation.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any place that is generally open to and used by the public or a substantial group of the public, whether it be publicly or privately owned, including, but not limited to, streets, highways, alleys, rights-of-way, public vehicular areas and parking lots, shops, restaurants, playgrounds, parks, church grounds, similar areas that are open to the public, and the common areas open to or accessible to the public.
REMAIN. To stay behind, to tarry and to stay unnecessarily in a public place including the congregating of groups (or of interacting minors) totaling four or more persons in which any juvenile involved would not be using the streets for ordinary or serious purposes such as mere passage or going home, or to fail to leave the premises of an establishment when requested to do so by a police officer or the operator of an establishment. To implement this provision with additional precision and precaution, numerous exceptions are expressly defined herein.
RESTRICTED HOURS. The time of night referred to herein is based upon the prevailing standard of time, whether Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Savings Time, generally observed at that hour by the public in the town. For ages 13 through 17 restricted hours will mean 12:00 a.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday until 5:00 a.m. of the following day. It is a curfew violation for any child under age 13 to be in a public place after 10:00 p.m. and before 5:00 a.m. on any day.
(Ord. 97, passed 8-8-2005)