(A) It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or any person standing in the place of a parent, to permit their child or children, or any child or children in their care and charge, under 16 years of age, to be on the streets or about any public place in the town after 10:30 p.m. unattended by the parent, parents, guardian, or other person having the care and charge of the child, or some adult designated by the parents, guardian, or person standing in the place of parents of the child or children.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any child under 16 years of age to be found on the streets or at any public place in the town, after 10:30 p.m., unattended by his or her parent, parents, guardian or other person standing in the place of the parents or having the care and charge of the child.
(C) Any person violating division (B) above shall be tried in the Juvenile Court and, upon conviction, shall be punished as the Juvenile Court deems advisable as in the case of juvenile delinquency.
(D) This section does not apply to a minor who is:
(1) Accompanied by the minor’s parent or guardian;
(2) On an errand at the direction of the minor’s parent or guardian, without any detour or stop;
(3) In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
(4) Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;
(5) Involved in an emergency;
(6) On the sidewalk abutting the minor’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;
(7) Attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor, or going to or returning home from, without any detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor;
(8) 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; or
(9) Married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with state law.
(Prior Code, § 84.20) Penalty, see § 131.99