§ 14-125. Curfew for minors driving vehicles.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful for any minor to operate, or be in actual physical control, of a motor vehicle upon the streets, public places, or private drives, within the city between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, or 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Pursuant to this provision no minor shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this article. In addition to any other criminal or traffic penalties that may be imposed, or any other actions available under [sub]section 14-124(d) of this article, unless a minor has a defense available to him or her under section 14-123 of this article, a law enforcement officer with sufficient reason to believe that a minor has violated the provisions of this article shall attempt to contact the registered owner of the motor vehicle operated by the minor for purposes of having the registered owner retrieve the vehicle. If no contact can be made, or if the registered owner refuses to immediately come and retrieve the vehicle, the officer may take any necessary action to protect the vehicle including having the vehicle impounded at a facility selected by the city. Any such impoundment shall be at the sole expense of the registered owner.

    (b)

    It shall be unlawful for any parent to permit a minor to operate a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this article. In addition to any other criminal or traffic penalties that may be imposed, unless a minor has a defense available to him or her under section 14-123 of this article, a law enforcement officer with sufficient reason to believe that a minor has violated the provisions of this article may take any action set forth in [sub]section 14-124(d) of this article. The fact that a minor is in violation of the provisions of subsection (a) hereinabove, without a defense as set forth in section 14-123 of this article, shall create a rebuttal presumption that the parent is in violation of this subsection.

(Ord. No. 5463, § 5, 10-21-91; Ord. No. 6271, § 1, 2-3-09)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 6271, § 1, adopted Feb. 3, 2009, changed the title of section 14-125 from "Enforcement procedure" to read as herein set out.