What does the San Marino city ordinance say?
The ordinance says that any child 12 or younger who is left alone at the public library at closing time will be directed by library personnel to use the telephone for the purpose of obtaining a ride home. If a child has not been picked up more than one-quarter hour after the closing of the library, library personnel will request a police officer to come to the Library to supervise the child. The police officer will leave a note at the library and then transport the child to his or her own home. The police officer may release the child to an adult in the home, but if no adult is home, the child is to be transported back to the police station to wait for the parent or guardian. The first time the situation occurs, the parent or guardian will be issued a warning that any additional instance may result in the reimbursement of actual costs of administrative and transportation services incurred by the city. Such fees must be paid before the child is released from the supervision of the polic
