§ 133.23 DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION.
   It is a defense to prosecution under §§ 133.20 and 133.21 of this chapter that the child was:
   (A)   Accompanied by the child’s parent or legal guardian or other person in custody or control of the child;
   (B)   On an errand at the direction of the child’s parent or legal guardian without any detour or stop;
   (C)   In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
   (D)   Engaged in an employment activity or going to or returning home from an employment activity without any detour or stop;
   (E)   Involved in an emergency;
   (F)   On the sidewalk abutting the child’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;
   (G)   Attending an official school, religious or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by a government or government agency, a civic organization or another similar entity that takes responsibility for minor or going to returning home from, without any detour or stop, an official school, religious or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by a government or governmental agency, a civic organization or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the child;
   (H)   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; and/or
   (I)   Married or had been married or is an emancipated minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act (750 ILCS 30/1 et seq.).
(Prior Code, § 133.23) (Ord. 11-122, passed 1-25-2011)