(a) No person shall permit any minor under the age of eighteen to be on any street, sidewalk or other public place of the City between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. on Sundays, unless such minor is accompanied by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the legal care, custody or control of such minor or is in the company of a responsible adult person eighteen years of age or older who has permission from such parent or guardian to have such minor out during such hours.
(b) It shall be the duty of any parent, guardian or other person having the care, control or custody of a minor under the age of eighteen to keep such minor off the streets, sidewalks or other public places of the City between the hours specified in subsection (a) hereof, unless such minor is accompanied by such parent, guardian or other responsible adult person eighteen years of age or older who has permission from such parent or guardian to accompany such minor.
(c) No responsible adult person eighteen years of age or older shall be in the company of any minor under the age of eighteen on any street, sidewalk or other public place during the hours specified in subsection (a) hereof unless such person has permis sion from such minor's parent or guardian to be in the company of such minor during such hours.
(d) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(e) Exceptions. In the following exceptional cases, a minor in or upon a public place during the nocturnal hours for which this section is intended to provide the maximum limits of regulation shall not be considered in violation of this chapter:
(1) When accompanied by a parent of such minor.
(2) When accompanied by an adult authorized by a parent of such minor to take the parent’s place in accompanying the minor for a designated period of time and purpose within a specified area.
(3) When exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States constitution, such as the free exercise of religion and freedom of speech.
(4) In case of reasonable necessity after such minor’s parent has communicated to the Police Department personnel the facts establishing such reasonable necessity and designating the minor’s proposed location, route, purpose and the period of time the minor will be in or upon a public place.
(5) When returning home by a direct route from, and within thirty minutes of, the termination of verifiable employment or participation in an official school or religious activity.
(Ord. 55-05. Passed 5-9-05.)
(Ord. 55-05. Passed 5-9-05.)