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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Sec. 21-56. Law Enforcement Procedure <br /> <br /> A. Detention. <br /> <br /> 1. A law enforcement officer may stop and detain persons whom the <br /> officer has developed reasonable suspicion to believe have <br /> committed a violation of Subsection 21-54(A) of this Ordinance. <br /> <br /> 2. Prior to detaining a motor vehicle, upon reasonable suspicion to <br /> believe that the occupants are committing a violation of Subsection <br /> 21-54(A) of this Ordinance, a law enforcement officer shall <br /> attempt to ascertain, insofar as possible, that the persons are not: <br /> <br /> a. Returning home from a lawful occupation as set forth in <br /> Subsection 21-57(A)(5); <br /> <br /> b. Travelling directly to or from a First Amendment activity <br /> as set forth in Subsection 21-57(A)(6); <br /> <br /> c. Engaged in normal travel as set forth in Subsection 21- <br /> 57(A)(7); <br /> <br /> d. Engaged in interstate travel as set forth in Subsection 21- <br /> 57(A)(8); <br /> <br /> e. Returning home from an educational, religious, or <br /> nonprofit activity as set farth in Subsection 21-57(A)(10); <br /> or <br /> <br /> f. Acting in a case of reasonable necessity as set forth in <br /> Subsection 21-57(A)(11). <br /> <br /> B. Proof of Violation <br /> <br /> l. A law enforcement officer may enforce Subsection 21-54 of this <br /> Ordinance after finding a person in prima facie violation of the <br /> Ordinance in the absence of convincing evidence such as legal <br /> identification tending to show said person is seventeen (17) years <br /> of age or older or a valid written communication from the parent, <br /> guardian, custodian, or other responsible person which falls within <br /> the provisions of Subsection 21-57(A)(6), (A)(7), (A)(9), (A)(10), <br /> or (A)(11) of this Ordinance. <br /> <br /> 2. A law enforcement officer, upon finding or having his attention <br /> called to any child in prima facie violation of this Ordinance, shall <br /> deliver the child to a parent, guardian, custodian, or other <br /> responsible person (under appropriate circumstances) and inform <br /> the parent, guardian, custodian or other responsible person to <br /> report to the Paris Police Department Juvenile Officer on a next <br /> working day so that the Department may discuss with the parent, <br /> guardian or custodian the prima facie violation and enforcement of <br /> the Ordinance, including parental responsibilities and applicable <br /> penalties. <br /> <br /> 3. Children under ten (10) years of age: <br /> <br /> a. A law enforcement officer, upon finding or having his <br /> attention called to any child under ten (10) years of age in <br /> prima facie violation of this Ordinance, shall take the child <br /> <br /> <br /> 5 <br />