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File #: 110633    Version: Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 9/22/2011 In control: Committee on Public Safety
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Amending Chapter 10-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Minors," by amending Section 10-303, entitled "Unlawful Conduct of Minors," and Section 10-307, entitled "Parental Responsibility for Minor Children," to provide for earlier curfew hours for minors, to provide for different curfew hours for additional age groups among minors, and to provide for parental liability, establishment liability, and for penalties and enforcement, for violations of Chapter 10-300 or any expanded curfew under the Mayor's emergency powers, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Green
Indexes: MINORS
Code sections: 10-300 - Minors
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy11063301.pdf
Title
Amending Chapter 10-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Minors," by amending Section 10-303, entitled "Unlawful Conduct of Minors," and Section 10-307, entitled "Parental Responsibility for Minor Children," to provide for earlier curfew hours for minors, to provide for different curfew hours for additional age groups among minors, and to provide for parental liability, establishment liability, and for penalties and enforcement, for violations of Chapter 10-300 or any expanded curfew under the Mayor's emergency powers, all under certain terms and conditions.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 10-300 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 10-300. MINORS.

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ยง 10-303. Unlawful Conduct of Minors.

(1) No minor shall remain in or upon any public place or any establishment from the Evening Curfew Time indicated in the following chart until 6 A.M. the following day, unless said minor is accompanied by a parent, is doing an errand or other legitimate business as directed by the minor's parents, or is engaged in gainful lawful employment during the curfew hours or is on active duty in the Armed Service of the United States.


Evening Curfew Time

School Year
Summer

[Weekday] Monday-Sunday
[Weekend Day]
[Weekday] Monday-Sunday
[Weekend Day]
Minors [13] 16 and older
[10:30] 10:00 PM
[midnight]
[10:30] 11:00 PM
[midnight]

Minors 14-15

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

Minors[under 13]
13 and under
[9:00] 8:00 PM
[10:00 PM]
[9:30] 9:00 PM
[10:00 PM]

(2) To the extent the Mayor, pursuant to his emergency powers under Section 10-819, extends or expands these curfew hours, the parental liability provisions of Sections 10-304 and 10-307; the establishment liability provisions of Section 10-305; and the enforcement and penalty provisions of Section 10-306, shall apply to violations of this Section 10-303 and to such extended or expanded curfew.
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