(A) General.
(1) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(2) Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 131.01 and 131.02 of this chapter, for which no penalty has been specifically prescribed in §§ 131.01 and 131.02 of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $10, nor more than $100, or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
(Prior Code, § 9.88.070)
(B) Curfew.
(1) First violation.
(a) In order that parents and others in parental positions shall have timely forewarning of violations of § 131.01(A) and (B) of this chapter and an opportunity to set a good example and to correct violations in the privacy of their home, law enforcement officers shall immediately take all persons under the age of 18 years found in apparent first violation of § 131.01(A) of this chapter to the home of such parents for delivery of the youth to his or her parents at which time these matters will be considered concluded.
(b) If the law enforcement officers are unable to make delivery of the youth to his or her parents in the aforesaid manner, said youth shall be taken to the nearest law enforcement office in the county, whereupon effort shall be made to summon the parent(s) or other person(s) with parental authority.
(c) The person under 18 years of age shall be remanded to their custody and this matter shall be considered concluded.
(d) If such parents or persons in parental authority cannot be located, the law enforcement officer shall contact youth authorities of the county who shall handle such youth as a youth in need of supervision in accordance with the state’s Youth Court Act, being M.C.A. Chapter 5, §§ 41-5- 101 et seq.
(e) In all such cases of first violations, the officer shall make a report to the County Sheriff of the person apprehended hereunder, including the name, date of birth and the name, residence and address of his or her parents.
(2) Second or subsequent violation. Any person under the age of 18 who has been handled as provided in division (B)(1) above and thereafter is found in apparent second or subsequent violation of § 131.01(A) of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $10 and, thereupon, delivered to the youth authorities for handling as a youth in need of supervision under the state’s Youth Court Act. Any parent or other person having parental authority found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of § 131.01(B) of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $10.
(Prior Code, § 9.88.010)
(C) Firearms. If any such minor person bears any such loaded gun, pistol or revolver within the limits of the city, as per § 131.02 of this chapter, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10, nor more than $100.
(Prior Code, § 9.88.020)
(D) Weapons.
(1) If any minor person bears a loaded air rifle, air gun or similar weapon within the limits of the city, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10, nor more than $100.
(Prior Code, § 9.96.010)
(2) If any minor person discharges, fires or uses an air rifle, air gun or similar weapon within the limits of the city, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10, nor more than $100.
(Prior Code, § 9.96.020)
(Ord. 203, passed - -1942; Ord. 248, passed - -1951; Ord. 391, passed - -1993)