(a) Definitions.
(1) "City" means the City of Moundsville.
(2) "Minor" means any person under the age of eighteen years.
(3) "Parent" means the natural or adoptive parent of a minor.
(4) "Guardian" means any person other than a parent, who has legal guardianship of a minor.
(5) "Custodian" means any person over the age of eighteen years, who is in loco parentis to a minor, so designated by a minor's parent or guardian.
(6) "Public place" means any street, alley, highway, sidewalk, park, playground or place to which the general public has access and a right to resort for business, entertainment, or other lawful purpose. A "public place" shall include but not be limited to any store, shop, restaurant, tavern, bowling alley, cafe, theater, drugstore, poolroom, shopping center and any other place devoted to amusement or entertainment of the general public. It shall also include the front or immediate area of the above.
(b) Curfew for Minors Age Fourteen or Younger. No minor fourteen years of age, or younger, shall be, or remain, in any public place, either on foot, or in any vehicle in the City between the hours of 9:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time) and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Saturday, unless accompanied by a parent or Court-appointed guardian.
(c) Curfew for Minors Age Fifteen or Sixteen. No minor, age fifteen or sixteen, shall be, or remain, in any public place, either on foot, or in any vehicle, in the City, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. (11:00 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time) and 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Saturday, unless:
(1) Accompanied by a parent or custodian designated by the parent or Court- appointed guardian.
(2) The minor is on an emergency errand involving the preservation of life, safety, or health.
(3) The presence of such minor is required by legitimate employment, trade, profession or occupation, including one-half hour before and after work for travel to and from such employment.
(d) Curfew for Minors Age Seventeen. No minor, age seventeen, shall be, or remain, in any public place, either on foot, or in any vehicle, in the City between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Saturday, unless:
(1) Accompanied by a parent or custodian designated by the parent or Court- appointed guardian.
(2) The minor is on an emergency errand involving the preservation of life, safety, or health.
(3) The presence of such minor is required by legitimate employment, trade, profession or occupation, including one-half hour before and after work for travel to and from such employment.
(e) Responsibility of Owners of Public Places. No person, firm or corporation operating or having charge of any public place shall knowingly permit the presence of minors under the age of eighteen years between the hours so specified in subsections (b), (c) and (d) hereof.
(f) Responsibility of Parents. No parent or guardian of any minor under the age of eighteen years shall permit or by inefficient control shall allow such person to be on the streets or sidewalks or on or in any public place within the City as prohibited in subsections (b), (c) and (d) hereof between the hours so specified in subsections (b), (c) and (d) hereof. However, the provisions of this section do not apply to a parent or guardian who has made a missing person notification to the Police Department. (Ord. 4-2-96)