Chapter 8.16 — MINORS

No person under the age of eighteen years shall be in or upon the public streets, parks, public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places between the hours of ten p.m. and the time of sunrise of the following day, unless accompanied by his or her parents or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or where the minor is upon an errand or legitimate business directed by his or her parent or guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, where the minor is returning home from a school, church or civic function, the essence of which is readily ascertainable.

Each violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a separate offense.

(Prior code § 4207).

It is unlawful for a parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of eighteen years to knowingly permit such minor to violate any of the provisions of Section 8.16.010, or to aid, abet or encourage any such minor to violate any of the provisions of said section.

Each violation of the provisions of this section constitute a separate offense.

(Prior code § 4207.1).

(a)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate any provision, or fail to comply with any mandatory requirement of this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, any entity violating any provision, or failing to comply with any mandatory requirement of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

(b)

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any person, firm or corporation committing any act made unlawful pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and/or imprisonment of not more than six months, if any of the following circumstances exists:

(1)

The violation was committed wilfully or with knowledge of its illegality;

(2)

The violator does not cease or otherwise abate the violation after receiving notice of such violation;

(3)

The violator has previously been convicted of violating the same provision of this chapter within two years of the currently charged violation; or

(4)

The provision violated specifies that such violation shall be a misdemeanor.

(c)

Each person, firm or corporation violating any provision, or failing to comply with the mandatory requirements of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this chapter is committed, continued, or permitted by such person, firm or corporation, and shall be punishable as provided in this section.

(Ord. 1693 § 5(D), 1988).