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ORDINANCE NO. 93-1887-A <br />PAGE 3 <br />she resides; <br />(g) <br />The minor was <br />on an errand directed by his <br />or her parent <br />or guardian; <br />(h) <br />The minor was <br />in a motor vehicle involved <br />in intrastate <br />or interstate <br />transportation; <br />(i) <br />The minor was <br />engaged in, participating in, <br />or traveling <br />to or from any event, function or activity <br />for which the <br />application <br />of Section 13.52 of this <br />Code would <br />contravene his <br />or her rights protected by <br />the Texas or <br />United States <br />Constitutions; <br />(j) <br />The minor was married or had been married or had <br />disabilities <br />of minority removed in accordance with <br />Chapter 31 of <br />the Texas Family Code. <br />Sec. 13.54 Supplemental effect. <br />The provisions of this article are supplemental and shall be <br />cumulative with all other laws and ordinances applicable in any <br />manner to juveniles. <br />Sec. 13.55 Enforcement <br />Notwithstanding the penal effect of this article the chief of <br />police is encouraged to develop alternative enforcement strategies, <br />which may include but need not be limited to the return of minors <br />to their residences or schools, counseling with minors and their <br />parents or guardians, the issuances of warning citations to minors <br />or their parents or guardians, or the referral of instances that <br />appear to also involve the violation of school attendance laws to <br />those officers who are responsible for the enforcement of those <br />laws. The enforcement strategies shall be promulgated in writing <br />to members of the police department so that this article may be <br />enforced in a uniform manner." <br />Section 3. If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, <br />clause, or phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to <br />any person or set of circumstances is for any reason held to be <br />unconstitutional, void or invalid, the validity of the remaining <br />portions of this ordinance or their application to other persons <br />or sets of circumstances shall not be affected thereby, it being <br />the intent of the City Council in adopting this ordinance that no <br />portion hereof or provision or regulation contained herein shall <br />become inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality, <br />voidness or invalidity of any other portion hereof, and all <br />