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§ 135.46 CURFEW FOR MINORS.
   (A)   (1)   No person under the age of 18 years shall remain idle, wander, stroll or play in any public place either on foot or to cruise about without a set destination in any vehicle in, about or upon anyplace in the Village on Sunday through Thursday between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day, and on Friday and Saturday between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, custodian or other adult person having custody or control of such minor or unless the minor is on an emergency errand or specific business or activity directed or permitted by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor or where the presence of such minor is connected with or required by some legitimate employment, trade, profession or occupation.
      (2)   During the month of October (including the night of October 31 to November 1, but exclusive of the night of September 30 - October 1) the hour of 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. in the first paragraph hereof shall be reduced to 8:00 p.m. for each night of the week. Therefore, the hours shall be 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day for each night of the week.
   (B)   No parent or guardian of such person younger than 18 years of age shall permit such person to be on or about the streets or alleys of the Village of Brewster, Ohio, in violation of the provisions of division (A) of this section. If a person younger than 18 years of age is found on or about the streets or alleys of said village in violation of provisions of division (A) herein, it shall be prime facie evidence of a violation of this section by a parent or the guardian of such person.
   (C)   For the purpose of this section, all persons shall be subject to this section until such persons reach his or her eighteenth birthday.
(Ord. 24-2024, passed 5-6-2024)
§ 135.47 PARENT’S RESPONSIBILITY.
   No person being the parent, guardian, custodian or other adult person having custody or control of any minor shall allow or permit such minor to violate or shall neglect to restrain or prevent such minor from violating the curfew prohibition set forth in § 135.46.
(Prior Code, § 135A.03) (Ord. 32-1998, passed 9-8-1998)
§ 135.48 COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; PARENTAL DUTY IMPOSED.
   (A)   No minor over the age of six, other than a minor that has been suspended or expelled from school, shall be at any place within the village except in attendance at school during required attendance unless the minor has written proof from school authorities excusing him or her from attending school at that particular time or unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or a responsible adult selected by the parent or legal guardian to supervise the minor.
   (B)   Each parent or legal guardian of a minor over the age of six shall have a duty to prohibit the minor from behaving contrary to division (A) above. No person shall negligently fail to fulfill the duty imposed by this division (B).
   (C)   It shall be an affirmative defense to divisions (A) and (B) above that the minor, at the time he or she was found at a place other than in school, was not required by law to be in attendance at school.
   (D)   It shall be an affirmative defense to division (B) above that the parent or legal guardian initiated the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court against the minor prior to the time that the minor was found violating division (A) above.
(Prior Code, § 135A.04) (Ord. 32-1998, passed 9-8-1998)
§ 135.49 SUPERVISION OF MINORS SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL; PARENTAL DUTIES IMPOSED.
   (A)   If a minor is suspended or expelled from school, then each parent or legal guardian of the minor shall have the following duties for the duration of the suspension or expulsion:
      (1)   The duty to personally supervise the minor or to arrange for a responsible adult to supervise the minor at the times that the minor would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been suspended or expelled; and
      (2)   The duty to prohibit the minor from being at any public place at the times that the minor would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been suspended or expelled except in the following circumstances:
         (a)   When the minor is accompanied by the parent or legal guardian or a responsible adult selected by the parent or legal guardian to supervise the minor;
         (b)   When the minor is employed pursuant to an age and schooling certificate issued by the school authorities during the times that the minor is actually on the job or traveling directly to or from the job site;
         (c)   When the minor is on an emergency errand; or
         (d)   When the minor has been directed by the parent or legal guardian to engage in a specific activity or to carry out express instructions during the times that the minor is actually engaged in fulfilling those directions or instructions.
      (3)   No person shall negligently fail to fulfill the duties imposed by this division (A).
   (B)   No minor that has been suspended or expelled from school shall fail to comply with supervision provided or arranged by a parent or legal guardian pursuant to division (A)(1) above.
   (C)   No minor that has been suspended or expelled from school shall be in any public place at the times that he or she would have been required to be in attendance at school had he or she not been suspended or expelled, except in the circumstances described in divisions (A)(2)(a), (A)(2)(b), (A)(2)(c) or (A)(2)(d).
(Prior Code, § 135A.05) (Ord. 32-1998, passed 9-8-1998)
§ 135.50 WRONGFUL INFLUENCE OF MINOR.
   No person shall aid, abet, influence or encourage any minor to violate any prohibitions contained in this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 135A.06) (Ord. 32-1998, passed 9-8-1998)
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