As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
CURFEW HOURS: For minors fifteen (15) years of age and under, ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. through five o'clock (5:00) A.M. For minors sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) years of age, commencing at eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. Sundays through Thursdays until five o'clock (5:00) A.M. the following morning; and one minute after twelve o'clock (12:01) A.M. until five o'clock (5:00) A.M. Saturdays and Sundays.
EMERGENCY: An unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited to, a fire, a natural disaster, an automobile accident, or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life.
ESTABLISHMENT: Any privately owned place of business operated for a profit to which the public is invited including, but not limited to, any place of amusement or entertainment.
GUARDIAN: A. A person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of a minor; or
B. A public or private agency with whom a minor has been placed by a court.
MINOR: Any person age seventeen (17) and under.
OPERATOR: Any individual, firm, association, partnership, or corporation operating, managing, or conducting any establishment. The term includes the members or partners of an association or partnership and the officers of a corporation.
PARENT: A person who is:
A. A natural parent, adoptive parent, or stepparent of another person; or
B. At least eighteen (18) years of age and authorized by a parent or guardian to have the care and custody of a minor.
PUBLIC PLACE: Any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops.
REMAIN: A. Linger or stay; or
B. Fail to leave premises when requested to do so by a police officer or the owner, operator, or other person in control of the premises.
SERIOUS BODILY INJURY: Bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. (Ord. 60, 12-20-1994; amd. Ord. 60.1, 5-18-1999)