(A) Curfew for children under age 16. It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of 16 years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or be in a motor vehicle in, upon or about the public streets, sidewalks and parks, public buildings and grounds and public places of amusement and entertainment or other unsupervised places in the village between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, village time, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or some responsible person over the age of 21 years having the care and custody of the child.
(B) Curfew for children between ages 16 and 18. It shall be unlawful for any child between the ages 16 and 18 years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or be in a motor vehicle in, upon or about the public streets, sidewalks and parks, public buildings and grounds and public places of amusement or entertainment or other unsupervised places in the village between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, village time, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or some responsible person over the age of 21 years having the care and custody of the child.
(C) Responsibility of parent or guardian. No parent, guardian or person charged with the care and custody of any child under the age of 18 shall knowingly permit the child to violate the provisions of this section or neglect to restrain or prevent the child from violating the provisions of this section.
(D) This section does not apply to a minor who is:
(1) Accompanied by a parent, guardian, or custodian;
(2) Accompanied by an adult specified by a parent, guardian, or custodian;
(3) Carrying out an errand or other lawful activity as directed by a parent, guardian, or custodian; or
(4) Occupying the sidewalk of the place where the minor resides, or the sidewalk of a place where the minor has permission from his or her parent or guardian to be, or the sidewalk of a next-door neighbor not communicating an objection to a police officer.
(5) Participating in, going to, or returning from:
(a) Lawful employment; or
(b) A lawful athletic, educational, entertainment, religious, or social event.
(c) Interstate travel.
(Ord. 72-59, passed 10-2-1972)