Township of Hillsborough, County of Somerset, New Jersey

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined to mean:

GUARDIAN- A person, other than a parent, to whom legal custody of the juvenile has been given by court order or who is acting in the place of the parent or who is responsible for the care and welfare of the juvenile.

JUVENILE - An individual who is under the age of eighteen (18) years.

PUBLIC PLACE - Any place to which the public has access, including but not
limited to a public street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk, bridge, alley, plaza, park, recreation, athletic or shopping area, public transportation facility, vehicle used for public transportation, parking lot or any other public building, structure or area.

It shall be unlawful for juveniles to be in any public place from 11 PM to 6 AM
the following morning, Sunday through Thursday and from 12 AM to 6AM Fridays and Saturdays, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. This prohibition does not apply if said juvenile is:

1. Engaging in, or traveling to or from, a business or occupation which the
   laws of the State of New Jersey authorize a juvenile to perform.
2. Engaged in an errand involving a medical emergency.
3. Attending religious services, extracurricular school activities, activities sponsored by a religious or community organization or other cultural, educational or social events or is in direct transit to or from such events.

It shall be unlawful for any parent or guardian to permit, suffer or allow any juvenile in his or her care to be in any public place from 11 PM to 6 AM the following morning, Sunday through Thursday and from 12 AM to 6AM Fridays and Saturdays.

Any person found guilty of having violated Sections 7 or 8 of this chapter shall perform community service and may be subject to a fine of no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), and if parents or guardians as well as a juvenile are found guilty of violating this chapter, the parents or guardians shall perform community service together with the juvenile. The period of community service will not exceed ninety (90) days.