§ 14-239. Enforcement.  


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  • Before taking any action to enforce this division, a police officer shall ask the apparent offender's age. The officer may ask for proof of the apparent offender's age, and shall be justified in taking action to ascertain the apparent offender's age in the absence of identification, such as contacting his or her parent or guardian, or accompanying the apparent offender to his or her residence for the purpose of obtaining identification. If the apparent offender is a minor, or cannot produce identification proving otherwise immediately, the officer shall ask the reason for the apparent offender's being in a public place. The officer shall not take any action to enforce this section unless the officer reasonably believes that an offense has occurred and, based on any response as well as other circumstances, no defense provided herein is applicable.

(Ord. No. 2010-51, 7-13-10)