(a) Nighttime Curfew. No minor under the age of eighteen years, shall loiter, congregate, gather in groups or roam, or be upon the streets or public places of the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, except when accompanied by his parent, guardian or person in charge of such minor, or some other responsible person over twenty-one years of age who has been given permission by such parent, guardian or person in charge to accompany the minor.
No parent, guardian or person in charge of a minor under the age of eighteen years shall allow such minor to loiter, congregate, gather in groups, or roam, or be upon the streets or public places of the City between the hours and on the days indicated herein unless so accompanied.
(b) Daytime Curfew. No minor under the age of eighteen years shall be upon or about any public street or public place within the City at any time when such person is required by Ohio R.C. Chapter 3321 to be in attendance at school.
(c) Special Functions. Any school, church, lodge or other organization which desires to hold any entertainment for minors under the age of eighteen years, and which entertainment shall require such minors to be out at a later hour than that called for in subsection (a) hereof, shall make application to the Chief of Police for permission to have the minors stay out to this later hour. The application shall state the time the entertainment will end, and the minors who attend this function shall be required to be off the public streets one-half hour after the function is ended.
(d) Penalty. Any minor found in violation of subsection (a) hereof shall be taken to the Municipal Building and the parent, guardian or person in charge of such minor shall be notified to come to the Municipal Building and take personal charge of the minor. The minor shall be released only to such parent, guardian or person in charge of him, or to the juvenile authorities. Any minor found in violation of such subsection who has once before been held by the authorities for violation of such subsection shall be held for the juvenile authorities for proper disposition.
Any minor found violating subsection (b) hereof shall be issued, upon a first offense, a written warning of the violation, and a copy of the warning shall be sent to the parent, guardian or other person in charge of the violator. In addition, the violator shall be conducted to school by a police officer or school attendance officer. Any person who violates subsection (b) hereof for a second or subsequent offense is guilty of violating the daytime curfew and is subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile Court.
No parent, guardian or other person who receives a warning pursuant hereto shall fail to cause the child to whom the warning pertains to attend school as required by Ohio R.C. Chapter 3321. Whoever violates this proscription is guilty of failing to cause a child to attend school and shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for a first offense, one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a second offense, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a third offense and shall be imprisoned for not more than three days for a fourth offense and any subsequent offenses.
(e) Any parent, guardian or person in charge of a minor who permits any minor to violate subsection (a) hereof shall upon a first offense be warned; upon a second offense, the parent, guardian or person in charge of the minor is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 7698-1992. Passed 3-3-92.)