ORD 081U ORDINANCE NO, 81U
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ESTABLISHING A CURFEW FOR MINORS
AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE
AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 : Article IV of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Chapter 3
thereto to read as follows :
"CHAPTER 3 - CURFEW REGULATIONS
4300. General Restrictions Against Loitering By Minors.
It is unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen years
to loiter, idle, wander or stroll aimlessly in or upon the
public streets , highways, roads, alleys , parking lots,
parks, playgrounds, shopping centers , or other public grounds,
public places and public buildings, vacant lots or any unsu-
pervised place between the hours of ten p.m. and daylight
immediately following, unless accompanied by his or her
parent or legal guardian having legal custody and control
of such person, or by the spouse over =$eighteen (18.:) years
of age of such person.
4301. Loitering in Public Places When They Are Closed.
Between the hours of nightfall and daylight immediately
following, it is unlawful for any minor under the :age of
eighteen years to loiter, idle, wander, or stroll aimlessly-
in public places such as shopping centers, public buildings,
public grounds, parking lots, parks and playgrounds which
are at the time, not open for business or recreation.
4302 . Duty of Parents and Guardians. It is unlawful
for any parent, guardian, or other person having the legal
care, custody, or control of any minor under the age of
eighteen years to knowingly aid, abet, or encourage such
minor person to violate any provision of this chapter.
4303 . Violations of Curfew Regulations, Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to
comply with any of the requirements of this chapter shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a
misdemeanor under the provisions of this chapter shall be
punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars,
or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not
exceeding six months , or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 2 : Large numbers of young people are gathering
in the evenings in various parking lots and shopping centers
in Rancho Palos Verdes without lawful purpose. Such gath-
erings are detrimental to the public peace, health, safety,
and welfare of the people of the city as they are resulting
in increased juvenile crime and fear of crime or injury on
the part of those persons who want to use public places for
lawful purposes. With the coming of the winter holidays,
children will be free from school and thus, such loitering
and the detrimental effects it causes will be increased.
Ordinance Number 81 providing for curfew regulations
prohibiting such loitering will not be effective until
February 5, 1976. Therefore, this emergency Ordinance is
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health, safety and general welfare, and shall be
effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of
December , 1975, by the following vote:
AYES : Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan and M. Ryan
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 81U passed and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
at a meeting thereof held on the 16th day of December ,
1975, and that said Ordinance was posted pursuant to laws.
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The undersigned declares and certifies under pens.
perjury:
That he at all times herein mentioned was and now
duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Rano
Verdes, California,
That on the day of 19 -75-
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City Hall
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Dated this , day of 1975-
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LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CL r
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE C
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Deputy