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<br /> INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON
<br /> BILL NO. 7721 ORDINANCE NO.
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
<br /> THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, RELATING TO OFFENSES--MISCEL-
<br /> LANEOUS, BY ENACTING THEREIN A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS
<br /> "SECTION 23-44. CURFEW," TO ESTABLISH A CURFEW FOR MINORS
<br /> UNDER THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN YEARS AND PROHIBIT PARENT,
<br /> GUARDIAN, OR PERSON IN CHARGE OF MINOR FROM PERMITTING
<br /> SUCH MINOR TO ACT CONTRARY TO THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE,
<br /> AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
<br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY,
<br /> MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
<br /> Section 1. Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code of the City of Univer-
<br /> sity City, relatiAg to Offenses--Miscellaneous, is hereby amended by enacting
<br /> a new section to be known as "Section 23-44. Curfew," to establish a curfew
<br /> for minors under the age of seventeen years and prohibit a parent, guardian or
<br /> person in charge of a minor from permitting such minor to act contrary to the
<br /> terms of this Ordinance. Said section shall read as follows:
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<br /> Sec. 23-44. Curfew.
<br /> It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of seven-
<br /> teen years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or
<br /> upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks,
<br /> playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places and
<br /> public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment,
<br /> vacant lots or other unsupervised places, between the
<br /> hours of 11-P .M.�-and, 6;A.M. .of;the>5,followingday,-;official;« � .r..
<br /> City time, except on Fridays and Saturdays, when the hours
<br /> shall be 12 midnight to 6 A.M.; provided, however, that
<br /> the provisions of this section shall not apply to a minor
<br /> accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult
<br /> person having the care and custody of the minor, or where
<br /> the minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate
<br /> business directed by his or her parent, guardian, or other
<br /> adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
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<br /> Sec. 23-44.1. Same - Duty of parent, guardian, etc.
<br /> It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian, or other
<br /> adult person having the care and custody of a minor under
<br /> the age of seventeen years knowingly to permit such minor
<br /> to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or upon the
<br /> public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, play-
<br /> grounds, or other public grounds, public places and public
<br /> buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant
<br /> lots or other unsupervised places, between the hours of 11
<br /> P.M. and 6 A.M. of the following day, official City time,
<br /> except on Fridays and Saturdays, when the hours shall be
<br /> 12 midnight to 6 A.M.; provided, however, that the pro-
<br /> visions of this section shall not apply to a minor
<br /> accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult
<br /> person having the care and custody of the minor, or where
<br /> the minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate
<br /> business directed by his or her parent, guardian, or other
<br /> adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
<br /> Each violation of the provisions of this section shall
<br /> constitute a separate offense.
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