(a) Definition. As used in this section, "beeper" and "telephone paging device" mean any unit, instrument or electronic device that displays telephone numbers or messages received through telephone calls or dialing, including items commonly known as "pagers."
(b) Possession by Minors Prohibited.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) hereof, no person under the age of eighteen shall possess or buy any beeper or telephone paging device.
(2) No person shall sell or transfer possession of any beeper or telephone paging device to another person under the age of eighteen.
(c) Exceptions. This section shall not apply to the possession and use of a beeper or telephone paging device by a person under eighteen years of age who exhibits on his or her person the written consent of his or her parents, guardian or other person with legal authority over such minor, or his or her employer, which written statement shall indicate that the beeper or telephone paging device is being carried and used by such minor in the course of his or her employment or for other legally valid reasons. For purposes of this section, an "employer" shall be any entity duly registered, licensed or otherwise incorporated to do business in the State.
(Ord. 520. Passed 11-4-92.)