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or (b) of this section. (d) It shall be unlawful for the owner, operator or other employee of an establishment to knowingly allow a child to remain upon the premises of the establishment during daytime curfew hours (from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday) or during nighttime curfew hours (from 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights or from 12:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. the same day on any weekend night (Saturday and Sunday mornings) curfew hours. (e) It shall be unlawful for a parent, guardian or custodian to fail to respond to any notification by a law enforcement officer to take custody of a child, unless reasonably hindered from doing so. Sec. 21-55. Penalties. (a) A child (upon proof that a written notice of violation was given to the parent, custodian or guardian of the child for the child's first violation as set forth in Subsection 21 -55(b) below) shall commit a first offense upon the second violation of Section 21 -54. For such first offense, and for any subsequent offenses, a child, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $200.00 for any one offense. A municipal court may, however, defer charges against a child arising out of a violation of Section 21 -54 to a teen court program as provided in Article 46.55 of the Code of Criminal Procedure when guidelines for such referral, if necessary, have been approved by the juvenile court of the county. (b) Upon the first violation by a child of Section 21 -54 of this Article, the Chief of Police or his authorized designee, shall give written notice of such violation to a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child with a warning that any subsequent violation will result in full enforcement of this Article, including enforcement of parental responsibility and applicable penalties. Such notice shall be given by personally delivering a copy to the parent, custodian or guardian, or by sending the notice to the parent, custodian or guardian by certified mail, return receipt requested. (c) A parent, guardian, or custodian (upon proof that a written notice of violation was previously issued to them for a prior curfew violation, as set forth in Subsection 21 -55(b) above) shall commit a first offense upon the second violation of Section 21 -54 by their child or a child for which they are guardian or over which they have custody. For such first offense, and for any subsequent offenses, a parent, guardian or custodian, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $200.00 for any one offense. Page 6 of 12