(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
REASONABLE NECESSITY. Includes situations in respect to employment under proper supervision and with proper license as provided for by state laws, emergencies or proper duties.
(B) It is a violation for any person charged by law with the care, custody and control of any person under 18 years of age, or any parent, parents, person or persons, or any individual having temporary care, custody and control of any person under 18 years of age, to allow or permit the child, ward or other person under 18 years of age to go upon, in or along any of the streets, alleys or public places within the corporate limits of the town in the nighttime after the times specified in § 130.01 of this chapter, prevailing time, unless the person under 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent, parents, guardian or other adult person charged with the care, custody and control of the person under 18 years of age; or unless there exists a “reasonable necessity” for the person under 18 years of age to be in or along these places after the time specified in § 130.01 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 130.02) Penalty, see § 130.99
Statutory reference:
Contributing to the delinquency of a minor, see I.C. 35-46-1-8