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Section 1102. Definitions
a. Curfew Hours means the hours from 11:01 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. of the following day.
b. Emergency means unforeseen circumstances, or the resulting situation, calling for immediate action. This includes, but is not limited to, fire, natural disaster, or vehicular accident, as well as any situation requiring action to avert serious injury or the loss of life.
c. Guardian means a person or a public or private agency who either pursuant to court order or acceptance of testamentary appointment, is the legal guardian of the minor. This definition also includes a person to whom parental powers have been delegated under M.R.S.A. Title 18-A, ss 5-104.
d. Minor means any person who is seventeen years of age or younger.
e. Parent means a person who is the natural parent, adoptive parent, or step-parent of the minor.
f. Public place means a place located in the City of Gardiner to which the public, or a substantial group of the public, has access, including, but not limited to, streets, highways, sidewalks, parking lots, vacant lots, parks, and the common areas in and about apartment buildings, office buildings, hospitals, schools, shops and places of entertainment such as movie theaters.
g. Remain means to linger or stay, as well as to refuse to leave when requested to do so by a police officer, or the owner or other person in control of a public place. This term also encompasses activities which may be mobile, such as walking, driving, and riding about in a public place.
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