Ordinance No. 194 - Juvenile Loitering Law~i
ORDINANCE NO. i/(
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ur.._
ESTABLISHING A JUVENILE LOITERING LAW
APPLICABLE TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF c
EIGHTEEN YEARS, AND AMENDING THE ROSEMEAD
MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sections 4167, 4167.1, 4167.2, 4167.3
and 4167.4 are hereby added to Chapter I of Article IV of the
Rosemead Municipal Code, to read as follows:
4167. Juvenile Loitering Law. Every person under the age
of eighteen (18) years who loiters about the public
streets, avenues, alleys, parks, or other public
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places between the hour of 10:00.o'clock P.M. and
the time of sunrise of the following day when not
accompanied by his parent or legal guardian having
legal custody and control of such person, or by
the spouse over twenty-one (21) years of age of
such person, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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4167.1 Every parent, guardian, or other person having the
legal care, custody, or control of any person under
the age of eighteen (18) years who knowingly aids,
abets, or encourages such person described in
Section 4167 to violate any provision of said section
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
4167.2 The word "loiter" as used in Section 4167 is defined
to mean to idle, to loaf, to stand idly by, or to
walk, drive or ride about aimlessly without lawful
purpose.
4167.3 Nothing in Sections 4167, 4167.1 or 4167.2 shall be
construed as in any way limiting the power or right
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of law enforcement officers to make such investiga-
tions, detentions, or arrests as such law enforcement
officers would be permitted to make had such sections
not been enacted.
4167.4 If any provision or clause of Sections 4167, 4167.1,
4167.2 or 4167.3 or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of said sections which can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application,
and to this end the provisions of said sections and
of each of them are declared to be severable.
• PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 28th day of
February 1967.
/s/ STUART H. MAUDE
MAYOR HE CITY OF RO D
• ATTEST:
/s/ EDYTHE C. ARMSTRONG
CITY CLERK
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