Each member of the Police Department is directed to take into custody any minor person violating the provisions of Section 6-40, and to take the minor person while in custody to his or her place of residence and thereupon determine the name of the parent, guardian, or other person having the legal custody of the said minor person. The officer, at his discretion, shall also have the authority to transport the minor to the Schererville Police Department where a parent, guardian, or other responsible party will be contacted and be allowed to pick up the child. It shall be the duty of the apprehending officer to cause a citation for violation of this section to be issued to the offending parent, guardian, or custodian.
(Ord. No. 1343, § 4, 12-26-96)