(A) No parent, guardian, or other adult having the charge or custody of any child under the age of 17 years shall allow or permit said child on any street, lane, alley, public park, or other public place, including business open to the public, within the village after the hour of 11:00 p.m., unless such child to be in the company and in the custody of parent, guardian, or of some person over the age of 21 with written parent or guardian permission.
(B) No person, being the proprietor, manager, clerk, or other person in charge of any store, bowling alley, pool, or billiard parlor, tavern, or bar, or other place of business, shall permit any child under the age of 17 to loiter or linger in said place of business after the hour of 11:00 p.m. unless said child is in the direct charge and custody of some person over the age of 21 with the parent’s or guardian’s written permission.
(C) No child under the age of 17 shall be allowed or permitted to be on any street, lane, alley, public park, or other public place within the village after the hour of 11:00 p.m. unless said child be in the company of, and in the charge and custody of, some person over the age of 21 with the parent’s or guardian’s written permission.
(D) Exemptions from the above divisions:
(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 detour or stop, 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.
(Ord. 27A-2001, passed 10-15-2001) Penalty, see § 10.99