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A. Police officers may stop and question a person they reasonably believe to be a minor in order to obtain the name, address and age of such person, the nature of business in the CBD, and the name and address of his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having custody or control of such person. Any police officer, upon finding a minor in violation of BMC 10.62.030, shall advise the minor that he or she is in violation of curfew and shall direct the minor to proceed at once to his or her home or usual place of abode. The police officer shall report such action to the police department or dispatch, who in turn shall notify the parents, guardian or person having custody or control of such minor by sending a written notice of the violation. The police department shall maintain a record of any such violation and the written notices given as a result thereof.

B. Upon finding probable cause to believe that a minor is in violation of the curfew for a second time, a citation shall be issued to the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of such minor charging that person with a violation of the ordinance.

C. If the minor is found in the CBD in violation of BMC 10.62.030 and the police officer reasonably believes, considering the minor’s age, the location, and the time of day, that a minor is in circumstances which constitute a danger to the minor’s safety, the officer may take the minor into protective custody and deliver or arrange to deliver the minor either to:

1. The minor’s parent, guardian, or other adult person having custody or control;

2. The police department;

3. An appropriate facility of the Department of Social and Health Services. [Ord. 10514 § 3, 1994; Ord. 10363, 1992].