(A) Curfew hours. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 16 years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or be in or upon the public streets, public places and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant buildings or vacant lots or operate any bicycle or other vehicle, in, upon, over or through the streets of other public places of the village between the hours of 12:00 midnight of any day until 6:00 a.m. of the following day; except that, on Friday and Saturday nights, the curfew shall be set from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. the following morning, unless such person is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult person having the legal care and custody of said minor person or unless the minor person is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by his or her parents, guardian or legal custodian, except as hereinafter provided.
(Prior Code, § 2-201)
(B) Curfew hours extended. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit said minor persons from attending special school functions or adult-supervised entertainment conducted by any school, church or fraternal organization which continue beyond the curfew hours as set out in division (A) above. In all such cases, the hours herein prohibited shall be extended for those minors attending said special social functions or entertainment one hour after the closing of said special function.
(Prior Code, § 2-202)
(C) Violation; parental liability. It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of minors under the age of 16 years to allow or permit said minor persons to do any of the acts or things prohibited by divisions (A) or (B) above.
(Prior Code, § 2-203)
(D) Enforcement; police authorization. Every member of the police force, while on duty, shall be authorized to detain any such minor willfully violating the provisions of this section and, upon apprehension of said minor, shall forthwith notify by telephone or other appropriate means the parents or legal guardians or person in custody of said minor child.
(Prior Code, § 2-204)
(E) Exemptions. It is an exemption to a violation under this section that the person engaged in the prohibited conduct while:
(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 village, a civic organization or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor, or going to or returning home from, without any stop or detour, an official school, religious or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the village, 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.
Penalty, see § 133.99