CHAPTER 130: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY
Section
   130.01   False fire alarms
   130.02   Curfew for minors
   130.03   Abandoned refrigerators
   130.04   Discharging firearms
   130.05   Throwing dangerous objects
   130.06   Damaging public property
   130.07   Interference with public officer
   130.08   Ethnic harassment
   130.09   Skateboarding prohibited on streets and sidewalks
   130.99   Penalty
§ 130.01   FALSE FIRE ALARMS.
   Whoever willfully transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to the Volunteer Fire Departments of the city a false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that a fire exists, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99. Further, any such offense may be determined to have been committed at either the place where the transmission was made, or at the place where the transmission was received.
('66 Code, § 130.14) (Ord. 1968-11, passed 5-2l-68) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.02   CURFEW FOR MINORS.
   (A)   It is a curfew violation for a child 15, 16, or 17 years of age to be in a public place:
      (1)   Between l:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday;
      (2)   After 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday;
      (3)   Before 5:00 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
   (B)   It is a curfew violation for a child under 15 years of age to be in a public place after 11:00 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m. on any day.
   (C)   This section does not apply to a child who is:
      (1)   Accompanied by his parent, guardian, or custodian;
      (2)   Accompanied by an adult specified by his parent, guardian, or custodian; or
      (3)   Participating in, going to, or returning from:
         (a)   Lawful employment;
         (b)   A school-sanctioned activity; or
         (c)   A religious event.
('66 Code, Ch. 91) (IC 31-6-4-2) (Am. Ord. 2007-5, passed 6-5-07) Penalty, see § 130.99
§ 130.03   ABANDONED REFRIGERATORS.
   No person shall keep, place, store, or permit to be kept, placed, or stored, outside of any building or dwelling on any property owned or occupied by such person, or keep, place, or store in any other place accessible to children, any abandoned, unattended, or discarded icebox, ice chest, or refrigerator which cannot be opened from the inside.
('66 Code, § 98.0l) (Ord., passed 6-4-54) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.04   DISCHARGING FIREARMS.
   No person or persons shall discharge or cause to be discharged any cannon, swivel gun, anvil, pistol, gun, or other firearm of any kind. However, this section shall not apply to burials, military usages, the discharge of firearms by officers of the law in the performance of their duties, or to the discharge of firearms by private persons in the defense of their persons or property.
('66 Code, § 130.04) (Ord., passed 5-4-05) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.05   THROWING DANGEROUS OBJECTS.
   (A)   No person shall throw a stone, brick, piece of wood, or other hard or dangerous object into, upon, or over any street, alley, park, or against any fence, wall, house, or other building within the city; shoot or project an air gun, rubber sling, or other weapon or missile, into, upon, or over any street, alley, cemetery, park, or other public or private place within the city; or throw or cause to be thrown any water or other fluid matter into or upon the streets or alleys or upon the premises of another, without the permission of the owner or occupant of such premises.
   (B)   No person shall play ball or other such games upon the streets, alleys, cemeteries, parks, or other public places of the city unless such area is designated as an authorized play area.
('66 Code, § 130.08) (Ord., passed 5-9-05) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 130.06   DAMAGING PUBLIC PROPERTY.
   No person or persons shall mark, deface, or injure any public property or any fence, wall, post, tree, or other fixture in, upon, or about the grounds of any public property; or mark, cut, or injure, in any manner, or remove from their proper place without express permission granted by the authorities in charge of same, any tools, implements, apparatus, or furniture, in or about any public property.
('66 Code, § 13l.03) (Ord., passed 5-9-05) Penalty, see § 10.99
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