(A) The Peru Police Department is charged with the responsibility of enforcing this chapter. A child found to be in violation of this chapter shall be issued a citation which shall then be administered by the Ordinance Violation Bureau of the City of Peru, under the direction of the City Legal Department.
(B) In addition, a child found in violation of this chapter shall immediately be taken into the temporary custody of the Peru Police Department which shall then notify the child’s custodial parent, custodial guardian, or custodian. Temporary custody of the child shall remain with the Peru Police Department until the child is surrendered to the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian or to an adult specified by the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian or until 5:00 a.m., whichever first occurs. Under no circumstances shall the child be held in a locked area or an area which is also used to securely hold any adult offender.
(Ord. 19, 2009, passed 6-1-09)