(A) It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 16 years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or upon any of the streets, roads, alleys, parks, or public places of the city, or to be found in any vehicle upon the streets, roads, alleys, parks, or other places of public amusement or recreation therein, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day or between the hours of 12:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, or adult person having the legal care, custody, or control of said minor. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or adult person having the legal care, custody, or control of any minor under the age of 16 years to allow or permit such minor to loiter, wander, stroll, idle, or play in or about any of the places designated above during the hours designated above unless said minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other adult person having the legal care, custody, and control of such minor.
(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any minor under the age of 16 years if returning home from work or from a school or church related activity, if attending or traveling to or from an activity involving the exercise of First Amendment rights; or if upon any emergency errand, or legitimate business directed by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having legal care, custody, or control of such minor. No minor person arrested under the provisions of this section shall be placed in confinement until he or she has been taken home, or the parent, guardian, or legal custodian has been notified and the arresting officer has ascertained whether or not such minor person is within the control of his parent, guardian, or legal custodian; and if such parent, parents, guardian, or legal custodian shall state that such minor cannot be controlled by them or either of them, as the case may be, then such minor shall be proceeded against; otherwise the parent, parents, guardian, or custodian, as the case may be, shall be proceeded against.
(Prior Code, § 6-313) (Ord. 566, passed 8-19-1991) Penalty, see § 130.99