(A) In the event the Mayor, or in his or her absence the president of Council, or, in the absence of both the Mayor and president of Council, the Safety Director finds it necessary in order to preserve the public safety and good order of the community in times of public crises, riots, and civil disturbances, he or she may declare and establish a curfew prohibiting the physical presence of anyone upon the public streets, parks, and public places of the city.
(B) In the event the Mayor, president of Council, or the Safety Director deems it necessary to issue a curfew order, he or she shall do so by issuing a proclamation setting forth the time and the circumstances of such curfew order and the ages of persons to be subject thereto. He or she shall publish the proclamation by use of the newspapers, radio, and television facilities of the community to the city residents. Any police officer of the city, or any other peace officer acting under the direction of the Mayor, president of Council, or the Safety Director, or any other duly authorized agents, shall have the right to stop any person subject to the curfew found upon the streets or public places of the city within the hours of curfew and to inquire of such persons proof of their age, their destination, and purpose for being upon the public streets and public ways of the city, and to determine if such persons are subject to the curfew.
(C) No person shall violate a curfew order.
(D) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(1980 Code, § 92.01) (Ord. 3071, passed 1-3-1974) Penalty, see § 130.99