Chapter 15.22
CURFEW

Sections:

15.22.010    Hours – Age fourteen (14).

15.22.020    Hours – Age eighteen (18).

15.22.030    Exceptions.

15.22.040    Enforcement – Child.

15.22.050    Responsibility of parent or guardian.

SOURCE:    ADOPTED:

Ord. No. 2, 1959    08/20/59

15.22.010 Hours – Age fourteen (14).

It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of fourteen (14) years to be upon the public highways, roads and places in Clallam County between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody and control of said child.

15.22.020 Hours – Age eighteen (18).

It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of eighteen (18) years to be upon any public highways, roads and places in Clallam County between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on nights prior to days when school is in session, and between the hours of 12:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on other nights, unless accompanied by the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody and control of said child.

15.22.030 Exceptions.

The restrictions in CCC 15.22.010 and 15.22.020 shall not apply to children on their way home from school-sponsored social or athletic activities, nor from evening activities and meetings of recognized organizations established for the training and betterment of youth, nor shall they apply to children going to and returning from legal employment.

15.22.040 Enforcement – Child.

It shall be the duty of the Sheriff’s Department of Clallam County upon finding a child willfully violating the provisions of this chapter to, upon the first violation, immediately return said child to his home and warn him and his parents, or legal custodian of the provisions hereof. Upon second and subsequent violations said child shall be referred to the Juvenile Department of the Superior Court of Clallam County for appropriate action.

15.22.050 Responsibility of parent or guardian.

It shall be unlawful for any person, being the parent, guardian or having the custody and control of any child under the age of eighteen (18) years, to willfully encourage, cause or permit said child to violate the provision of this chapter, and upon conviction thereof, said parent, guardian or custodian shall be subject to a fine for the first offense in the sum of not more than $25, and for subsequent offenses in the sum of not more than $50.