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VILLAGE OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 43
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PRESENCE OF MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF
EIGHTEEN YEARS ON STREETS OR IN PUBLIC OR QUASI_PUBLIC PLACES BETWEEN
CERTAIN HOURS,DEFINING THE DUTIES OF PARENTS AND OTHERS IN THE CARE
OF MINORS, AND PROVIDING FOR ARREST AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. (a) It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 16
years to be on or to be present in any public street, alley, park or other public
or quasi -public place in the Village of Chanhassen between the hours of 9:30 p.m.
Is and 5:00 a.m. of the following day, official Village time, unless accompanied by
the parent or guardian of the minor, or person having lawful custody and control
of the minor, or unless there exists a reasonable necessity therefor. The fact
that any such minor, unaccompanied by parent, guardian, or other person
having legal custody, is found upon any street, alley, or public or quasi -public
place after 9:30 p.m. or before 5:00 a.m. of the following day, shall be prima
facie evidence that said minor is there unlawfully and that no reasonable necessity
exists therefor.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any minor of the ages of _ZK-,
/ 7 years to loiter on or about any public street, alley, park or other
public or quasi -public place in the Village of Chanhassen between the hours of
•1,`.0 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day, official Village time.
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(c) A quasi -public place is defined as being an area in
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private ownership which is established for the convenience of members of the
public as invitees or business visitors and shall include, but shall not be
limited to, parking lots, business establishments, shopping center areas and
school and church grounds.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other
person having the lawful care, custody or control of any minor under the age of
18 years to allow or permit any such minor to violate the provisions of this
ordinance.
SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
operating or in: charge of any place of amusement, entertainment or refreshment,
or other place of business, to permit any minor under the age of 18 years to
loiter in such place during the hours prohibited by this ordinance.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall not be construed as permitting the
presence at any time of any person under 18 years in any place where his presence
is now prohibited by any existing law or ordinance.
SECTION 5. Wherever the owner or person in charge or in control of
any place of amusement, entertainment, refreshment, or other place of business
shall find a minor under the age of 18 years loitering in such place of business
during the hours prohibited by this ordinance, he shall immediately order such
minor to leave, and if such minor refuses to leave the said place of business,
the operator shall immediately inform the Police Department of the violation.
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SECTION 6. Any member of the police force is authorized to arrest
any person or persons violating the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 7. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $300.00 or by
imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety days.
SECTION 8. Ordinance No. 13, passed November 6, 1967, is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication according to law.
Passed by the Council this 2nd day of November , 1970.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CLERK
Puplished in _ Sun Newspaper on November
Minnbtonka
Carver County
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, 1970.