(A) No person charged with the care of a child under the age of ten (10) years shall leave such child unattended in a motor vehicle unless such child is continuously accompanied by a mentally competent person not less than fourteen (14) years old. As used in this Section, “continuously accompanied” means being in the presence of an accompanying person who is at all times either within the motor vehicle or within at least ten (10) feet of the motor vehicle.

(B) Any law enforcement officer, firefighter, rescue team personnel, or emergency medical service personnel who observes a child left unattended in a motor vehicle and determines that the unattended child is in physical danger, or poses a danger to others, may use whatever means reasonably necessary to protect the child or others and remove the child from the motor vehicle.

(C) Violation of this Section shall be an Unclassified Public Offense. (Ord. 17-20 § 1, 2017; Ord. 83-75 § 2, 1983.)