(A) Curfew hours for minors under 18. No minor under the age of 18 years shall be or remain in or upon the public streets, alleys, parks, playgrounds, public buildings, vacant lots, or other public places of the city, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day.
(Prior Code, § 5.0301)
(B) Exceptions. This section does not apply to a minor who is:
(1) Accompanied by the minor’s parent or guardian;
(2) On an errand at the direction of the minor’s parent or guardian, without any detour or stop;
(3) In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
(4) Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;
(5) Involved in an emergency;
(6) On the sidewalk abutting the minor’s residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the police department about the minor’s presence;
(7) Attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor, or going to or returning home from, without any detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor;
(8) Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or
(9) Married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with state law.
(Prior Code, § 5.0303)
(C) Responsibility of parents. It shall be unlawful for the parents, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of 18 years to knowingly violate division (A) of this section.
(Prior Code, § 5.0304)
(D) Responsibility of officer. It shall be the right of any law enforcement officer to arrest and detain any minor violating the curfew and to keep said minor detained until a parent, guardian, or custodian is notified, then said minor may be released upon the giving of a promise by the minor and his or her parent, guardian, or custodian that such minor together with his or her parent, guardian, or custodian shall appear at the stated time before the proper authority to answer to the charges.
(Prior Code, § 5.0305) Penalty, see § 10.99