(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to at any time lock, confine or leave unattended, or to cause to be locked, confined or left unattended in any auto, bus or any other vehicle upon a public street, alley or public parking facility, or other public or private property where parking or drive-in facilities are offered to the public within the urban county for a period of time exceeding fifteen (15) minutes, a child under eight (8) years of age.
(b) A child is unattended within the meaning of this section if the oldest person with the child is a person under the age of thirteen (13) years.
(c) Any individual may use any and all reasonable means to effect the release of any child locked, confined or left unattended in violation of this section, provided said individual has reasonable cause to believe that at said time and place there exists an imminent danger to the child's life or health.
(d) Anyone acting upon reasonable cause in effecting the release of a child pursuant to this section shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
(e) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, for each offense, be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or imprisoned not more than ninety (90) days, or both.
(Ord. No. 174-80, § 1, 11-13-80; Ord. No. 14-81, § 1, 2-5-81)