Sec. 106-228. Same--Responsibility of parents.
(a) Generally. It shall be unlawful for the
parent, guardian or other person having custody or control of any child 16
years of age or younger to permit or by insufficient control to allow such
child to be in or upon the public streets or any other places listed in section
106-92 within the city between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on any day and 6:00
a.m. the following day, or on Fridays and Saturdays, between the hours of
12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. the following day, except in circumstances set
out in subsections (1) through (6) of section 106-192.
(b) Violation. Upon conviction of violation
of this section for the first time, a person shall be given a warning citation.
Upon further convictions, a person shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
$1,000.00 and costs, or imprisonment in the city jail for not more than 60
days, or work on the public streets or work on the public works of the city
for not more than 60 days, or be subject to any one or more of the punishments,
subject to all limitations contained in the Charter of the city. Each violation
of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
(Code 1977, § 17-7003)
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