Agenda - Council - 11/28/1995 - Laserfiche WebLink

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5.05 5.05.01 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 5.05.02 (a) ORDINANCE #95- CURFEW PURPOSES AND FINDINGS The Ramsey City Council f'mds and determines that there has been an increase in juvenile violence and crime by juveniles in the City of Ramsey. Juveniles are particularly susceptible by their lack of maturity and experience to participate in unlawful activities and to be victims of older perpetrators of crime. Because of the foregoing, special and extenuating circumstances presently exist within this city that require special regulation of juveniles within the city in order to protect them and other persons during the nighttime house, to aid in crime prevention, to promote parental supervision and authority over minors, and to decrease juvenile crime rates. In accordance with prevailing community standards, this ordinance serves to regulate the conduct of minors in public places during nighttime hours, to be effectively and consistently enforced for the protection of juveniles from each other and from other persons, in public places during nighttime hours, for the enforcement of parental control of, authority over, and responsibility for their children, for the protection of the general public from nighttime mischief by juveniles, for the reduction the incidents ofjuvenile criminal activities, for the furtherance of family responsibility and for the public good, safety and welfare. It is the intent of the city council to review and evaluate the need and effect of nighttime curfew for juveniles set forth in this ordinance on the incidents of juvenile criminal activity and protection of juveniles against criminal activity. DEFINITIONS "Authorized adult" shall mean any person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and authorized by a parent or guardian to have custody and control of a juvenile. (b) "Emergency" means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited to, a fire, a natural disaster, automobile accident, or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life. ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! ! I !