curfew ordinance continued...

(C) It shall be unlawful for a minor's parent to knowingly permit, allow or encourage such minor to violate above section (B).

(D) It shall be unlawful for a person who is the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to knowingly permit, allow or encourage a violation of above section (B).

(E) It shall be unlawful for the Operator of any Establishment, or for any person who is an employee thereof, to knowingly permit, allow or encourage a minor to remain upon the premises of the Establishment during curfew hours. It shall be a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the Operator or employee of an Establishment promptly notified the police department that a minor was present at the Establishment after curfew hours and refused to leave.

(F) It shall be unlawful for any person (including any minor) to give false name, address, or telephone number to any officer investigating a possible violation of this section.

(G) Enforcement

1. Minors. Before taking any enforcement action hereunder, an officer shall make an immediate investigation fo the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the presence of a minor in a public place, motor vehicle and/or Establishment within the Borough during Curfew hours is in violation of above section (B). (a) If such investigation reveals that the presence of such minor is in violation of above section (B), then: i. the officer may charge the minor with a violation of this ordinance and issue a summons requiring the minor to appear in court; or ii. if the minor has not previously been issued a warning for any such violaton, then the officer may issue an oral warning to the minor, which shall be followed by a written warning mailed by the police department to the minor and is or her parents(s): however. [holy moly] iii. if the minor has previously been issued a warning for any such violation, then the officer shall charge the minor with a violation of this ordinance and shall issue a summons requiring the minor to appear in court. And, (b) As soon as practicable, the officer shall: i. release the minor to his or her parent(s); or ii. place the minor in atemproary care facility for a period not to exceed the remainder of the curfew hours, so that his or [her?] parents(s) may retrieve the minor; or iii. if a minor refuses to give an officer his or [her?] name and addressk efuses to give the name and address of his or her parent(s), or if no parent can be located prior to the end of the applicable curfew hours, or if located, no parent appears to accept custody of the minor, the minor may be taken to a nonsecure crisis center or juvenile shelter and/or may be taken to a judge or intake officer of the juvenile court to be dealt with in the manner and persuant to such procedures as required by law.
2. Others. If an investigation by an officerr reveals that a person has violated above sections (C), (D), (E), or (F), then: a. the officer may charge the person with a violation and issue a summons directing the person to appear in court; or b. if the person has not previously been issued a warning with respect to any such violation, an officer may issue an oral warning to the person, which shall be followed by a written warning mailed by the police department to the person; however, c. if any such warning has been previously issued to that person then the officer shall charge the person with a violation and shall issue a summons directing the person to appear in court.