Chapter 9.25
MINORS

Sections:

9.25.010    Child neglect.

9.25.020    Places of amusement.

9.25.030    Misrepresentation of age.

9.25.040    Hazing.

9.25.050    Skateboards and roller skates.

9.25.010 Child neglect.

(1) No person having custody or control of a child under 10 years of age shall lock or confine, or leave the child unattended, or permit the child to be locked or confined, or left unattended in a vehicle for longer than 15 consecutive minutes.

(2) A peace officer, finding a child confined in violation of the terms of this section, may enter the vehicle and remove the child, using such force as is reasonably necessary to enter the vehicle and remove the child. [Ord. 642 § 13, 1987]

9.25.020 Places of amusement.

(1) No person shall employ a person under 18 years of age in or about a cardroom, poolroom or billiard parlor.

(2) No person under 18 years of age shall enter, visit or loiter in or about a public cardroom, poolroom or billiard parlor.

(3) No person operating or assisting in the operation of a public cardroom, poolroom, billiard parlor or public place of amusement shall permit a person under 18 years of age to engage in any game of cards, pool, billiards, dice, darts, pinball, games of like character, or games of chance, either for amusement or otherwise.

(4) This section shall not apply to the playing of billiards or pool in a recreational facility. As used in this section, a “recreational facility” means an area, enclosure or room in which facilities are offered to the public to play billiards or pool for amusement only, and (a) which is clean, adequately lighted and ventilated; (b) in which no alcoholic liquor is sold or consumed; and (c) access to which does not require passing through a room where alcoholic liquor is sold or consumed. [Ord. 642 § 14, 1987]

9.25.030 Misrepresentation of age.

(1) No person shall knowingly represent himself or herself to be of any age other than the person’s true age with the intent of securing a right, benefit or privilege which by law is denied to persons under a certain, specified age.

(2) No person shall, being unmarried, knowingly represent that the person is married with the intent of securing a right, benefit or privilege which by law is denied to unmarried persons. [Ord. 642 § 15, 1987]

9.25.040 Hazing.

(1) No student body, class, group, or other student organization, whether recognized or not, whether in school or out of school, nor any member of such an organization or group, shall intentionally haze any student or any member or potential member of such a class or group of students or persons as a condition, or purported condition, initiation, or precondition of or for entering any grade level within the schools.

(2) As used in this section, “haze” means to subject a person to bodily danger or physical harm or a likelihood of bodily danger or physical harm, or to require, encourage, authorize or permit that the person be subjected to any of the following:

(a) Calisthenics;

(b) Total or substantial nudity on the part of the person;

(c) Compelled ingestion of any substance by the person;

(d) Wearing or carrying of any obscene or physically burdensome article by the person;

(e) Physical assaults upon or offensive physical contact with the person;

(f) Participation by the person in boxing matches or other physical contests;

(g) Confinement of the person to unreasonably small, unventilated, unsanitary or unlighted areas;

(h) Assignment of pranks to be performed by the person; or

(i) Compelled personal servitude by the person.

(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to curricular activities of athletic teams of the schools.

(4) It is the intent of this section to abolish the practice of hazing and initiating students into either junior high or high school, whether in or out of school.

(5) A recognized group or organization that violates this section commits a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00.

(6) A person or member of any organization, class or group who personally violates or causes another to violate this section, commits a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $250.00. [Ord. 654, 1988; Ord. 642 § 16, 1987]

9.25.050 Skateboards and roller skates.

(1) Use of Roller Skates and/or Skateboards Restricted. No person shall go upon any street or sidewalk, except a play street or play sidewalk, upon any skateboard or by riding in or upon any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device. No person shall go upon any street or sidewalk in the business district upon roller skates.

(2) Play Streets. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a play street during the hours for which it has been so designated, and reasonable notice given, except drivers having business on the designated play street or portion of any street, or persons whose residences are along said portion of such streets, and in any such event any such driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving upon such street or portions thereof.

(3) A violation of subsection (1) of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $50.00.

(4) A violation of subsection (2) of this section is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00. [Ord. 673, 1990; Ord. 642 § 17, 1987]