Plumas County Municipal Code Ch. 5 Loitering

It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play, or be in or about a motor vehicle, in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, and public buildings, places of amusement and eating places, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places in the unincorporated areas of the County between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and daylight immediately following; provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not apply when the minor person is accompanied by his parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor person, or when the minor person is returning directly home from a meeting, entertainment, recreational activity, or dance.

(§ 54200, P.C.O.C.)

It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian, or other person having the care or custody of a person under the age of eighteen (18) years to permit or allow such minor person to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play, or be in or about a motor vehicle, in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, public buildings, places of amusement and eating places, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places in the unincorporated areas of the County between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and daylight immediately following contrary to the provisions of Section 5-5.01 of this chapter.

(§ 54202, P.C.O.C.)

In the event of the proclamation of a disaster, as provided in Chapter 1 of Title 4 of this Code, or the proclamation of a state of extreme emergency by the Governor of the State or the Director of the Civil Defense Office of the State, or in the event no such proclamation has been made and there exists within any part of the unincorporated area of the County conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the area caused by such conditions as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, earthquake, or similar conditions, except as a result of war-caused disaster, the Sheriff may impose a curfew, as set forth in Section 5-5.04 of this chapter, for not more than forty-eight (48) hours. Such curfew shall be limited to that area within the unincorporated area of the County where the conditions are found by the Sheriff to exist. The curfew may be extended only by a resolution of the Board, in which event the curfew shall be imposed for a length of time not to exceed the existence of the conditions of extreme peril as set forth in this section.

(§ 54300, P.C.O.C., added by Ord. 655)

In the event a curfew is imposed or extended as provided in Section 5-5.03 of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or upon the public streets, highways, avenues, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places within that unincorporated territory of the County upon which the curfew has been imposed between such hours as are designated by the Sheriff as curfew hours during the duration of such curfew, unless the presence of such person in such place is connected with and required by some legitimate business, trade, profession, or occupation in which such person is lawfully engaged.

(§ 54301, P.C.O.C., added by Ord. 655)

Anyone violating the provisions of Section 5-5.01 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be dealt with in accordance with juvenile court law and procedure; provided, however, any such minor person shall be taken into custody by the Sheriff or any constable or peace officer within whose jurisdiction the violation occurs and shall be by him referred to the Juvenile Court.

Any person violating the provisions of Section 5-5.02 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as follows:

(a) For the first offense, by a fine of not less than Twenty-Five and no/100ths ($25.00) Dollars nor more than Fifty and no/100ths ($50.00) Dollars, or by confinement in the County Jail for not more than ten (10) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment;

(b) For the second offense, by a fine of not less than Fifty and no/100ths ($50.00) Dollars nor more than One Hundred and no/100ths ($100.00) Dollars, or by confinement in the County Jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and

(c) For each subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than One Hundred and no/100ths ($100.00) Dollars nor more than Five Hundred and no/100ths ($500.00) Dollars, or by confinement in the County Jail for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Each violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.

(§§ 54201 and 54203, P.C.O.C.)