HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 625ORDINANCE NO. 625
AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 9.64, SECTIONS
9.64.010 and 9.64.020, TO THE "REVISED
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, 1961,"
ESTABLISHING A CURFEW FOR MINORS UNDER THE
AGE OF EIGHTEEN
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAUREL,
MONTANA:
Section 1: There is hereby added to the "REVISED
ORDINACES OF THE CITY OF LAUREL, 1961" Chapter 9.64, Sections
9.64.010 and 9.64.020, establishing a curfew for minors
under the age of eighteen years, to read as attached hereto
as exhibit "A" and made a part hereof.
Section 2: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3: This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days after its passage.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on
Oct. 5~ ,1976, by Alderman T~m Hard
PASSED and APPROVED by the ~
Laurel, this 19%h day of ~
ATTEST:
c. il of the City of
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
9.64.010 -- 9.64.020
Chapter 9.64
CURFEW
Sections:
9.64.010
9.64.010
Loitering prohibited
Parental responsibility
9.64.010 Loitering prohibited. It is unlawful for
any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years to loiter,
idle, wander, stroll, or drive a car, truck or other motor
vehicle, or ride in the same, or play in or upon the public
streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, public
places and public buildings, places of amusement or entertainment,
vacant lots or other unsupervised places between the hours
of eleven p.m. and five a.m. of the following day, official
city time, for all days of the week excepting Friday and
Saturday, and on Friday and Saturday it is unlawful for any
minor under the age of eighteen (18) years to do any of the
above-named things or be in the above-mentioned places
between the hours of one a.m. and five a.m.; provided,
however, that the provisions of this section do not apply to
a minor accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or
where the minor is upon an emergency errand or ligitimate
business directed by his or.her parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
Each violation of the provisions of this section
constitutes a separate offense. (Ord. ,1976).
9.64.020 Parental responsibility. It is unlawful for
the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care
and custody of a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years
to allow or permit such minor to loiter, idle, wander,
stroll, drive a car or other motor vehicle, or ride therein,
upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks,
playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, public
buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant
lots or other unsupervised places between the hours as set
forth in Section 9.64.010, on the respective days of the
week as set forth in Section 9.64.010, provided, however,
that the provisions of this section do not apply when the
minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or
where the minor is upon an emergency errand or ligitimate
EXHIBIT
9.64. 020
business directed by his or her parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
Each violation of the provisions of this section
constitutes a separate offense.
In any prosecution under this section, it shall not
constitute a defense thereto that the parent, guardian or
other said adult person having the care and custody of a
minor under said age did not have knowledge that such minor
did loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon any of
the above-mentioned places, at any time between the above-
mentioned hours. (Ord. ,1976).
For statutory provisions regarding juvenile delinquency,
see §10_601 et seq., RCM, 1947 as amended.