(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PUBLIC DANCE. Includes any dance, rock festival, masquerade or ball given or conducted for which a fee, contribution or collection for purposes of admission is charged; provided, that the term shall not be construed to include dances, music festivals, masquerades or balls to which admission is limited strictly to persons expressly invited by the person, organization or society giving or holding such dance, masquerade or ball and which is not given or conducted designedly for profit or gain so such person, organization or society giving or conducting the same and, provided further, that the provisions herein shall not apply to any dance conducted under the supervision and direction of the governing body of any school district within the municipality.
(Prior Code, § 10-501)
(B) Supervision.
(1) The municipal law enforcement shall be permitted to enter any public dance for the purpose of inspection at any time. The governing body is hereby empowered to appoint or designate a chaperone or inspector to be present at any and all public dances conducted within the municipality. The chaperone or inspector shall take the oath required of the municipal law enforcement and shall have all the powers and duties conferred upon regularly appointed police. It shall be the duty of said chaperone or inspector to enforce the provisions herein. Said chaperone or inspector may call upon any police officer or the person or persons conducting said dance for assistance in ejecting any person form the dance if that person is offending against the decent and peaceful proprieties of a social gathering.
(2) The chaperone or inspector so appointed shall be entitled to charge for his or her services at each dance and shall receive such fee as the governing body shall, by motion, designate. Said fee shall be paid by the person or persons conducting the public dance prior to the opening of said public dance. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons conducting a public dance to begin said dance until a chaperone or inspector is present unless the governing body waives the right to make such an appointment. Said chaperone or inspector shall make a written report to the governing body concerning each dance attended.
(3) The governing body may, in its discretion, designate one or more additional peace officers to work with the chaperone or inspector during the hours of the public dance, and the compensation of any additional peace officer so appointed shall be equal to and paid in the same manner as the chaperone or inspector’s compensation.
(Prior Code, § 10-502)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-207