Ordinance - 19520
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1952
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE I, SECTION 15-18 TO THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE PROVIDING FOR A DAYTIME LOITERING FOR MINORS
ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Covina
believes that students between the ages of 12 and 18 must
attend school to receive the necessary education, and
WHEREAS, students between the ages of 12 and 18 are
required to attend classes between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 1:30 pm or during other hours as.designated by the
respective school district, and,
WHEREAS, some students attend compulsory continuation or
independent studies education and should be involved in
those related activities between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
and,
WHEREAS, students who are truant during the school day
create a law enforcement problem while loitering in
public places or places where they are not under adult
supervision, and
WHEREAS, such students who are truant realize no risk or
legitimate consequence to their actions, and
WHEREAS, the school district suspension of such students
places those same students back on the streets, resulting
in additional law enforcement service costs
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 15-18 is hereby added to the West
Covina Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 15-18. Daytime Loitering by Minors
(a) In addition to the provisions of Section 15-8
of this Code and except as provided in subsection
(b) it is unlawful for any person, under the age of
eighteen, who is subject to compulsory education or
to compulsory continuation education to loiter,
idle, wander, or be in or upon the public streets,
highways, roads, alleys, park:;, playgrounds, or
other public grounds, public places, public
buildings, places of amusement and eating places,
vacant lots or any unsupervised place during the
hours of 8:33 a.m, and 1:33 p.m. or during other hours as
designated by the respective school district on days when
school is in session.
(b) The provisions of this section do not apply
when the minor is accompanied by his or her
parents, guardian or other adult person having the
care and custody of the minor, or when the minor is
on an emergency errand directed by his or her
parent or guardian or other adult person having the
care and custody of the minor or when the minor is
going or coming directly from or to their place or
gainful employment or to and from a medical
appointment or students who have permission to
leave campus for lunch or school related activity
and have in their possession a valid, school
issued, off -campus permit.
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30)
days from the date of adoption.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be
published in the manner prescribed by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 3rd DAY OF —January ,199 5
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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TY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance Number 1952 was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of
January , 1995, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmembers Touhey, Wong, Herfert, McFadden
NOES: Councilmembers None
ABSENT: Counci lmembers Manners
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None
CITY C E
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__Elizabeth Hanna -Dixon
CITY ATTORNEY
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