§ 14-164. Admissions.

(a)

It shall be the responsibility of the operator or permittee of a teen club to ascertain the correct legal age of all persons seeking admission and such persons who do not meet the age requirement of this subsection shall be excluded.

(1)

On nights preceding a regular school attendance day no person under the age of 17 shall be permitted to attend after 9:00 p.m. unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

(2)

On nights preceding a school holiday or during vacation periods no person under the age of 15 shall be permitted to attend after 9:00 p.m. unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

(3)

All persons over the age of 20 shall be denied admission unless such person is a parent or legal guardian.

(4)

All persons under the age of 13 shall be denied admission.

(5)

Teenagers under the age of 15 shall not be admitted unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian or unless a parent or legal guardian has signed and filed with the operator, agent, or owner of the establishment a consent form for such minor to be there unaccompanied by such parent or guardian. Such form must be signed by the parent or guardian in the presence of the owner, operator or agent. The form shall contain the parent or guardian's telephone number and address. In addition to the consent form such teenager shall also be required to provide proper identification before being admitted.

(6)

Teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18 shall be admitted upon providing proof of age.

Proof of age shall be required of all persons entering teen clubs. Such proof may be established by identification issued by a governmental agency, the patron's school, or the department of motor vehicles, and must contain the patron's name, date of birth, and picture that has been taken within the preceding two years.

(b)

Admission shall be denied to any person showing evidence of drinking any alcoholic beverages or showing evidence or symptoms of being intoxicated as a result of the ingestion of any chemical substance.

(Code 1956, § 63-27.2(e))