§ 50-107. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Adult means a person who is at least 18 years of age and authorized by a parent or guardian to have the care and custody of a minor; or an emancipated minor.

Curfew hours means 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday until 6:00 a.m. on the following day; and 12:00 midnight until 6:00 a.m. on any Friday or Saturday.

Emancipated minor means any person under the age of 18 who is married or who is not under the care, custody, and control of a parent, parents, guardian, person standing in locus parentis, or the juvenile court of competent jurisdiction; or any person under the age of 18 who has had the disabilities of minority removed by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Emergency means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited to, a fire, a natural disaster, or automobile accident, or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life.

Establishment means any privately owned place of business operated for a profit to which the public is invited, including, but not limited to, any place of amusement or entertainment.

Guardian means a person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of a minor, or a public or private agency with whom a minor has been placed by the court.

Minor means any person 17 years of age or under.

Operator means any individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation operating, managing, or conducting any establishment. The term includes the members or partners of an association or partnership and officers of a corporation.

Parent means a person who is a natural parent, an adopted parent, or stepparent of another person.

Public place means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access that includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities and shops.

Remain means to linger or stay, or to fail to leave premises when requested to do so by an officer or the owner, operator, or the person in control of the premises.

Serious bodily injury means bodily injury that causes death or creates a substantial risk of serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

(Ord. No. 95-4, § 13-23, 4-3-95)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.