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• (B) As soon as practicable, the officer shall: (1) release the minor to his or her parent(s): or (2) place the minor in a temporary care facility for a period not to exceed the remainder of the curfew hours, so that his or her parent(s) may retrieve the minor: or (3) if a minor refuses to give an officer his or her name and address, refuses to give the name and address of his or her parent(s), or if no parent can be located prior to the end of the applicable curfew hours, or if located, no parent appears to accept custody of the minor, the minor may be taken to a nonsecure crisis center or juvenile shelter and/or may be taken to a judge or intake officer of the juvenile court to be dealt with in the manner and pursuant to such procedures as required by law. (Ref. Va. Code § 16.1-260(H)(1): § 16.1-278.6: H 16.1-2410)(1)). (2) Others. If an investigation by an officer reveals that a person has violated 17- 7(c).(d) and/or (e). and if the person has not previously been issued a warning with respect to any such violation, an officer shall issue a verbal warningto o the person, which shall be followed by a written warning mailed by the police department to the person: however, if any • warning has previously been issued to that person then the officer shall charge the person with a violation and shall issue a summons directing the person to appear in court. (h) Each violation of this section 17-7 shall constitute a Class 4 Misdemeanor. 2. Within one year after the effective date of March 1, 1997 of this ordinance, the City Manager shall review this ordinance and report and make recommendations to the City Council concerning the effectiveness of and the continuing need for the ordinance. The City Manager's report shall specifically include the following information: (a) the practicality of enforcing the ordinance and any problems with enforcement identified by the Police Department; (b) the impact and cost of the ordinance; (c) other data and information which the Police Department believes to be relevant in assessing the effectiveness of the curfew ordinance; and (d) information from citizens regarding whether the ordinance has been administered and enforced fairly, including information regarding the age, gender and race of those charged or detained under the ordinance. 3. This ordinance shall be effective on March 1, 1997, at 12:01 a.m. • Approved by Council \ December 16, 1996 Cler c of City Council Page 5 of 5