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(a) No person having the control and custody of, or being the parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 18 years shall permit such minor to be, nor shall such minor be outside the confines of his homesite and congregate, wander, loiter or play upon the streets and other public places of the City, unsupervised on unenclosed lands or places of amusement and entertainment, during the hours specified in division (e) of this section. This section shall not apply:
(1) When the minor is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or other responsible person who is 18 years old or older and approved by the minor's parent or legal guardian;
(2) When the minor is legally employed and while going directly between his or her home and place of employment. This exception shall also apply if the minor is in a public place during curfew hours in the course of his or her employment;
(3) When the minor is on the sidewalk of the place where such minor resides, or on the sidewalk of either adjacent neighbor not communicating an objection to his or her presence; or
(4) When the minor is returning home by a direct route from a school, religious or voluntary association, activity place of public entertainment such as a movie, play, concert, amusement park or sporting event.
(b) No person operating or having charge of any public place shall knowingly permit or suffer the presence of a minor under the age of 18 years in such place during the hours specified in division (e) of this section, unless such minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or custodian or some other adult who has been given responsibility for such minor's control and custody by the person legally responsible for the discipline of the minor.
(c) Any school, church, lodge or other organization sponsoring functions wherein minors in attendance will be out at a later hour than provided for in this section shall obtain the Mayor's approval to have the minors remain to the time when the entertainment will end. All minors attending such a function shall be required to be within the confines of their respective homesites one-half hour after such function is ended.
(d) As used in this section, “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, café, theater, drug store, pool room, shopping center or other place devoted to amusement or entertainment of the general public. It shall also include the front or immediate area of the above.
(e) As used in this section, hours specified for different age groups shall be
(1) Through age 11: 8:00 p.m. E.S.T., 9:00 p.m. E.D.S.T. to 6:00 a.m.
(2) 12 through 14: 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
(3) 15 through 17: 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
(f) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Minors violating any of the provisions of this section shall be dealt with in accordance with Juvenile Court law and procedure.
(Ord. 1980-24. Passed 6-9-80; Ord. 2001-27. Passed 9-10-01.)
(a) Illegal Distribution of Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, or Alternative Nicotine Products.
(1) As used in this section:
A. “Age verification.” A service provided by an independent third party (other than a manufacturer, producer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes) that compares information available from a commercially available database, or aggregate of databases, that regularly are used by government and businesses for the purpose of age and identity verification to personal information provided during an internet sale or other remote method of sale to establish that the purchaser is 21 years of age or older.
B. “Alternative nicotine product.”
1. Subject to division 2. of this definition, an electronic smoking device, vapor product, or any other product or device that consists of or contains nicotine that can be ingested into the body by any means, including, but not limited to, chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, or inhaling.
2. The phrase does not include any of the following:
a. Any cigarette or other tobacco product;
b. Any product that is a “drug” as that term is defined in 21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1);
c. Any product that is a “device” as that term is defined in 21 U.S.C. § 321(h);
d. Any product that is a “combination product” as described in 21 U.S.C. § 353(g).
C. “Cigarette.” Includes clove cigarettes and hand-rolled cigarettes.
D. “Distribute.” Means to furnish, give, or provide cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes to the ultimate consumer of the cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes.
E. “Electronic smoking device.” Means any device that can be used to deliver aerosolized or vaporized nicotine or any other substance to the person inhaling from the device including an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic hookah, vaping pen, or electronic pipe. The phrase includes any component, part, or accessory of such a device, whether or not sold separately, and includes any substance intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during the use of the device. The phrase does not include any product that is a drug, device, or combination product, as those terms are defined or described in 21 U.S.C. §§ 321 and 353(g).
F. “Proof of age.” Means a driver's license, a commercial driver's license, a military identification card, a passport, or an identification card issued under R.C. §§ 4507.50 to 4507.52 that shows that a person is 21 years of age or older.
G. “Tobacco product.” Means any product that is made or derived from tobacco or that contains any form of nicotine, if it is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, or ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to, a cigarette, an electronic smoking device, a cigar, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus. The phrase also means any component or accessory used in the consumption of a tobacco product, such as filters, rolling papers, pipes, blunt or hemp wraps, and liquids used in electronic smoking devices, whether or not they contain nicotine. The phrase does not include any product that is a drug, device, or combination product, as those terms are defined or described in 21 U.S.C. §§ 321 and 353(g).
H. “Vapor product.” Means a product, other than a cigarette or other tobacco product as defined in R.C. Chapter 5743, that contains or is made or derived from nicotine and that is intended and marketed for human consumption, including by smoking, inhaling, snorting, or sniffing. The phrase includes any component, part, or additive that is intended for use in an electronic smoking device, a mechanical heating element, battery, or electronic circuit and is used to deliver the product. The phrase does not include any product that is a drug, device, or combination product, as those terms are defined or described in 21 U.S.C. §§ 321 and 353(g). The phrase includes any product containing nicotine, regardless of concentration.
I. “Vending machine.” Has the same meaning as “coin machine” in R.C. § 2913.01.
(2) No manufacturer, producer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes, no agent, employee, or representative of a manufacturer, producer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes, and no other person shall do any of the following:
A. Give, sell, or otherwise distribute cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes:
1. To any person under 21 years of age; or
2. Without first verifying proof of age.
B. Give away, sell, or distribute cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes in any place that does not have posted in a conspicuous place a legibly printed sign in letters at least one-half inch high stating that giving, selling, or otherwise distributing cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes to a person under 21 years of age is prohibited by law;
C. Knowingly furnish any false information regarding the name, age, or other identification of any person under 21 years of age with purpose to obtain cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes for that person;
D. Manufacture, sell, or distribute in this state any pack or other container of cigarettes containing fewer than 20 cigarettes or any package of roll-your-own tobacco containing less than six-tenths of one ounce of tobacco;
E. Sell cigarettes or alternative nicotine products in a smaller quantity than that placed in the pack or other container by the manufacturer;
F. Give, sell, or otherwise distribute alternative nicotine products, papers used to roll cigarettes, or tobacco products other than cigarettes over the internet or through another remote method without age verification;
G. Allow an employee under 18 years of age to sell any tobacco product;
H. Give away or otherwise distribute free samples of cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or coupons redeemable for cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alterative tobacco products.
(3) No person shall sell or offer to sell cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products by or from a vending machine, except in the following locations:
A. An area within a factory, business, office, or other place not open to the general public;
B. An area to which persons under 21 years of age are not generally permitted access;
C. Any other place not identified in division (a)(3)A. or (a)(3)B. of this section, upon all of the following conditions:
1. The vending machine is located within the immediate vicinity, plain view, and control of the person who owns or operates the place, or an employee of that person, so that all cigarettes, other tobacco product, and alternative nicotine product purchases from the vending machine will be readily observed by the person who owns or operates the place or an employee of that person. For the purpose of this section, a vending machine located in any unmonitored area, including an unmonitored coatroom, restroom, hallway, or outer waiting area, shall not be considered located within the immediate vicinity, plain view, and control of the person who owns or operates the place, or an employee of that person.
2. The vending machine is inaccessible to the public when the place is closed.
3. A clearly visible notice is posted in the area where the vending machine is located that states the following in letters that are legibly printed and at least one-half inch high: “It is illegal for any person under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco or alternative nicotine products.”
(4) The following are affirmative defenses to a charge under division (a)(2)A. of this section:
A. The person under 21 years of age was accompanied by a parent, spouse who is 21 years of age or older, or legal guardian of the person under 21 years of age.
B. The person who gave, sold, or distributed cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes to a person under 21 years of age under division (a)(2)A. of this section is a parent, spouse who is 21 years of age or older, or legal guardian of the person under 21 years of age.
(5) A. It is not a violation of division (a)(2)A. or (a)(2)B. of this section for a person to give or otherwise distribute to a person under 21 years of age cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes while the person under 21 years of age is participating in a research protocol if all of the following apply:
1. The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the person under 21 years of age has consented in writing to the person under 21 years of age participating in the research protocol.
2. An institutional human subjects protection review board, or an equivalent entity, has approved the research protocol.
3. The person under 21 years of age is participating in the research protocol at the facility or location specified in the research protocol.
B. It is not a violation of division (a)(2)A. or (a)(2)B. of this section for an employer to permit an employee 18, 19, or 20 years of age to sell a tobacco product.
(6) A. No delivery service shall accept from, transport or deliver to, or allow pick-up by, a person under 21 years of age with respect to any of the following:
1. Alternative nicotine products;
2. Papers used to roll cigarettes;
3. Tobacco products other than cigarettes.
B. A delivery service shall require proof of age as a condition of accepting, transporting, delivering, or allowing pickup of the items described in divisions (a)(6)A.1. to 3. of this section.
(7) Whoever violates division (a)(2)A., (a)(2)B., (a)(2)D., (a)(2)E., (a)(2)F., (a)(2)G., (a)(2)H., (a)(3) or (a)(6) of this section is guilty of illegal distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products. Except as otherwise provided in this division, illegal distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to illegal distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products is a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(8) Whoever violates division (a)(2)C. of this section is guilty of permitting a person under 21 years of age to use cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products. Except as otherwise provided in this division, permitting a person under 21 years of age to use cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division (a)(2)C. of this section or a substantially equivalent state law or municipal ordinance, permitting a person under 21 years of age to use cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products is a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(9) Any cigarettes, other tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or papers used to roll cigarettes that are given, sold, or otherwise distributed to a person under 21 years of age in violation of this section and that are used, possessed, purchased, or received by a person under 21 years of age in violation of R.C. § 2151.87 are subject to seizure and forfeiture as contraband under R.C. Chapter 2981.
(R.C. § 2927.02)
(b) Transaction Scan.
(1) As used in this division and division (c) of this section:
A. “Card holder.” Any person who presents a driver’s or commercial driver’s license or an identification card to a seller, or an agent or employee of a seller, to purchase or receive cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products from a seller, agent or employee.
B. “Identification card” means an identification card issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.50 to 4507.52.
C. “Seller.” A seller of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products and includes any person whose gift of or other distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products is subject to the prohibitions of division (a) of this section.
D. “Transaction scan” means the process by which a seller or an agent or employee of a seller checks, by means of a transaction scan device, the validity of a driver's or commercial driver's license or an identification card that is presented as a condition for purchasing or receiving cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products.
E. “Transaction scan device” means any commercial device or combination of devices used at a point of sale that is capable of deciphering in an electronically readable format the information encoded on the magnetic strip or bar code of a driver's or commercial driver's license or an identification card.
(2) A. A seller or an agent or employee of a seller may perform a transaction scan by means of a transaction scan device to check the validity of a driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card presented by a card holder as a condition for selling, giving away, or otherwise distributing to the card holder cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products.
B. If the information deciphered by the transaction scan performed under division (b)(2)A. of this section fails to match the information printed on the driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card presented by the card holder, or if the transaction scan indicates that the information so printed is false or fraudulent, neither the seller nor any agent or employee of the seller shall sell, give away, or otherwise distribute any cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products to the card holder.
C. Division (b)(2)A. of this section does not preclude a seller or an agent or employee of a seller from using a transaction scan device to check the validity of a document other than a driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card, if the document includes a bar code or magnetic strip that may be scanned by the device, as a condition for selling, giving away, or otherwise distributing cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products to the person presenting the document.
(3) Rules adopted by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles under Ohio R.C. 4301.61(C) apply to the use of transaction scan devices for purposes of this division (b) and division (c) of this section.
(4) A. No seller or agent or employee of a seller shall electronically or mechanically record or maintain any information derived from a transaction scan, except for the following:
1. The name and date of birth of the person listed on the driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card presented by the card holder;
2. The expiration date and identification number of the driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card presented by the card holder.
B. No seller or agent or employee of a seller shall use the information that is derived from a transaction scan or that is permitted to be recorded and maintained under division (b)(4)A. of this section, except for purposes of division (c) of this section.
C. No seller or agent or employee of a seller shall use a transaction scan device for a purpose other than the purpose specified in division (c)(2)A. of this section.
D. No seller or agent or employee of a seller shall sell or otherwise disseminate the information derived from a transaction scan to any third party, including but not limited to selling or otherwise disseminating that information for any marketing, advertising, or promotional activities, but a seller or agent or employee of a seller may release that information pursuant to a court order or as specifically authorized by division (c) of this section or another section of these Codified Ordinances or the Ohio Revised Code.
(5) Nothing in this division (b) or division (c) of this section relieves a seller or an agent or employee of a seller of any responsibility to comply with any other applicable local, State or Federal laws or rules governing the sale, giving away, or other distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products.
(6) Whoever violates division (b)(2)B. or (b)(4) of this section is guilty of engaging in an illegal tobacco product or alternative nicotine product transaction scan, and the court may impose upon the offender a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation. The Clerk of the Court shall pay each collected civil penalty to the County Treasurer for deposit into the County Treasury.
(ORC 2927.021)
(c) Affirmative Defenses.
(1) A seller or an agent or employee of a seller may not be found guilty of a charge of a violation of division (a) of this section in which the age of the purchaser or other recipient of cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products is an element of the alleged violation, if the seller, agent or employee raises and proves as an affirmative defense that all of the following occurred:
A. A card holder attempting to purchase or receive cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products presented a driver’s or commercial driver’s license or an identification card.
B. A transaction scan of the driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card that the card holder presented indicated that the license or card was valid.
C. The cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products were sold, given away or otherwise distributed to the card holder in reasonable reliance upon the identification presented and the completed transaction scan.
(2) In determining whether a seller or an agent or employee of a seller has proven the affirmative defense provided by division (c)(1) of this section, the trier of fact in the action for the alleged violation of division (a) of this section shall consider any written policy that the seller has adopted and implemented and that is intended to prevent violations of division (a) of this section. For purposes of division (c)(1)C. of this section, the trier of fact shall consider that reasonable reliance upon the identification presented and the completed transaction scan may require a seller or an agent or employee of a seller to exercise reasonable diligence to determine, and that the use of a transaction scan device does not excuse a seller or an agent or employee of a seller from exercising reasonable diligence to determine, the following:
A. Whether a person to whom the seller or agent or employee of a seller sells, gives away or otherwise distributes cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alternative nicotine products is 21 years of age or older;
B. Whether the description and picture appearing on the driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card presented by a card holder is that of the card holder.
(3) In any criminal action in which the affirmative defense provided by division (c)(1) of this section is raised, the Registrar of Motor Vehicles or a deputy registrar who issued an identification card under Ohio R.C. 4507.50 to 4507.52 shall be permitted to submit certified copies of the records of that issuance in lieu of the testimony of the personnel of or contractors with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in the action.
(ORC 2927.022)
(d) Shipment of Tobacco Products.
(1) As used in this division (D):
A. "Authorized recipient of tobacco products." Means:
1. In the case of cigarettes, a person who is:
a. Licensed as a cigarette wholesale dealer under Ohio R.C. 5743.15;
b. Licensed as a retail dealer as long as the person purchases cigarettes with the appropriate tax stamp affixed;
c. An export warehouse proprietor as defined in Internal Revenue Code § 5702;
d. An operator of a customs bonded warehouse under 19 U.S.C. § 1311 or 19 U.S.C. § 1555;
e. An officer, employee, or agent of the federal government or of this state acting in the person's official capacity;
f. A department, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the federal government or of this state;
g. A person having a consent for consumer shipment issued by the Ohio Tax Commissioner under R.C. § 5743.71.
2. In the case of electronic smoking devices or vapor products, a person who is:
a. Licensed as a distributor of tobacco or vapor products under Ohio R.C. 5743.61;
b. A retail dealer of vapor products, as defined in Ohio R.C. 5741.01(C)(3), that is not licensed as a vapor distributor, as long as the tax levied by Ohio R.C. 5743.51, 5743.62, or 5743.63, as applicable, has been paid;
c. An operator of a customs bonded warehouse under 19 U.S.C. § 1311 or 19 U.S.C. § 1555;
d. An officer, employee, or agent of the federal government or of this state acting in the person's official capacity;
e. A department, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the federal government or of this state.
B. "Motor carrier." Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4923.01.
(2) The purpose of this section is to prevent the sale of cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, and vapor products to minors and to ensure compliance with the Master Settlement Agreement, as defined in Ohio R.C. 1346.01.
(3) A. No person shall cause to be shipped any cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, and vapor products to any person in this municipality other than an authorized recipient of tobacco products.
B. No motor carrier, or other person shall knowingly transport cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, and vapor products to any person in this municipality that the carrier or other person reasonably believes is not an authorized recipient of tobacco products. If cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, and vapor products are transported to a home or residence, it shall be presumed that the motor carrier, or other person knew that the person to whom the cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, and vapor products were delivered was not an authorized recipient of tobacco products.
(4) No person engaged in the business of selling cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, and vapor products who ships or causes to be shipped cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, and vapor products to any person in this municipality in any container or wrapping other than the original container or wrapping shall fail to plainly and visibly mark the exterior of the container or wrapping in which the cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, and vapor products are shipped with the words "cigarettes", "electronic smoking devices", or "vapor products", as applicable.
(5) A court shall impose a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation of division (d)(3)A., (d)(3)B. or (d)(4) of this section.
(ORC 2927.023)
(e) Furnishing false information to obtain tobacco products.
(1) No person who is 18 years of age or older but younger than 21 years of age shall knowingly furnish false information concerning that person’s name, age, or other identification for the purpose of obtaining tobacco products.
(2) Whoever violates division (e)(1) of this section is guilty of furnishing false information to obtain tobacco products. Except as otherwise provided in this division, furnishing false information to obtain tobacco products is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (e)(1) of this section or a substantially equivalent state law or municipal ordinance, furnishing false information to obtain tobacco products is a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(R.C. § 2927.024)
(a) No child between the ages of six and 17, inclusive, other than a child who has been suspended or expelled from school, shall be at any place within the City except in attendance at school between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., during any school day, unless the child has written proof from school authorities excusing him or her from attending school at that particular time, or unless the child is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian or a responsible adult selected by the parent or legal guardian to supervise the child.
(b) Each parent or legal guardian of a child between the ages of six and seventeen, inclusive, shall have the duty to prohibit the child from behaving contrary to division (a) of this section. No person shall negligently fail to fulfill the duty imposed by this division.
(c) It shall be an affirmative defense to divisions (a) and (b) of this section that the child, at the time he or she was found at a place other than in school, was not required by law to be in attendance at school.
(d) It shall be an affirmative defense to division (b) of this section that the parent or legal guardian initiated the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court against the child prior to the time that the child was found violating division (a) of this section.
(e) A police officer or school attendance officer may transport any child found violating division (a) of this section to the child's residence and may release the child into the care of a parent or legal guardian, to the school the child usually attends or to any location designated by the school authorities as a receiving center for such children, the choice of destination to be made at the discretion of the police officer or school attendance officer based on the proximity of the destination and other relevant factors, and subject to the need to respond to emergency or priority calls.
(f) Any child who violates division (a) of this section is an unruly child and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court.
(g) Whoever violates division (b) of this section is guilty of negligently failing to supervise a child of compulsory school age, a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for a second or subsequent offense. In addition to any other method of enforcement provided for in these Codified Ordinances or by State statute, this section may be enforced by the issuance of a citation in compliance with Rule 4.1 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(Ord. 1993-36. Passed 11-22-93.)
(a) If a child between the ages of six and 17, inclusive, is suspended or expelled from school, then the parent or legal guardian of the child shall have the following duties for the duration of the suspension or expulsion:
(1) To personally supervise the child, or to arrange for a responsible adult to supervise the child, at the times that the child would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been suspended or expelled; and
(2) To prohibit the child from being at any public place at the time that the child would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been suspended or expelled, except in the following circumstances:
A. When the child is accompanied by the parent or legal guardian, or a responsible adult selected by the parent or legal guardian to supervise the child;
B. When the child is employed pursuant to an age and schooling certificate issued by the school authorities, during the times that the child is actually on the job or traveling directly to or from the job site;
C. When the child is on an emergency errand; or
D. When the child has been directed by the parent or legal guardian to engage in a specific activity or to carry out express instructions, during the times that the child is actually engaged in fulfilling those directions or instructions.
No person shall negligently fail to fulfill the duties imposed by this division.
(b) No child who has been suspended or expelled from school shall fail to comply with supervision provided or arranged by a parent or legal guardian pursuant to division (a)(1) of this section.
(c) No child who has been suspended or expelled from school shall be in any public place at the time that he or she would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been suspended or expelled, except in circumstances described in division (a)(2)A., B., C. or D. of this section.
(d) As used in this section, “public place” includes any street, sidewalk, park, cemetery, school yard, body of water or watercourse, public conveyance or any other place for the sale of merchandise, public accommodation or amusement.
(e) A police officer or school attendance officer may transport any child found violating division (a) of this section to the child's residence and may release the child into the care of a parent or legal guardian, to the school the child usually attends or to any location designated by the school authorities as a receiving center for such child, the choice of destination to be made at the discretion of the police officer or school attendance officer based on the proximity of the destination and other relevant factors, and subject to the need to respond to emergency or priority calls.
(f) Any child who violates division (b) or (c) of this section is an unruly child and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court.
(g) Any person who negligently fails to fulfill the duty imposed by division (a) of this section is guilty of negligently failing to supervise a suspended or expelled child, a minor misdemeanor. In addition to any other means of enforcement provided for in these Codified Ordinances or by State statute, this section may be enforced by the issuance of a citation in accordance with Rule 4.1 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(Ord. 1993-36. Passed 11-22-93.)
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 630.08 was repealed by Ordinance 2003-32, passed October 27, 2003.)