(a) Definition. As used in this section, “adult person” means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(b) Curfew for Minors under Thirteen (13) Years of Age. No minor under the age of thirteen years shall be upon the public streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, playgrounds, places of amusement and entertainment unless accompanied by a parent, lawful guardian or other adult person having care or control of the minor with the consent of the parent or lawful guardian.
(1) Between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, from September 1 to May 31.
(2) Between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Friday and Saturday, from September 1 through May 31.
(3) Between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Saturday, from June 1 through August 31.
(c) Curfew for Minors Age Thirteen (13) through Age Fifteen (15) Years of Age. No minor between thirteen years through age fifteen years shall be upon the public streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, playgrounds, places of amusement and entertainment unless accompanied by a parent, lawful guardian or other adult person having care or control of the minor with the consent of the parent or lawful guardian.
(1) Between the hours of 8:00 p.m and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, from September 1 through May 31.
(2) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Friday and Saturday, from September 1 through May 31.
(3) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Saturday, from June 1 through August 31.
(d) Curfew for Minors Age Sixteen (16) through Age Seventeen (17) Years of Age. No minor between age sixteen years through age seventeen years shall be upon the public streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, playgrounds, places of amusement and entertainment unless accompanied by a parent, lawful guardian or other adult person having care or control of the minor with the consent of the parent or lawful guardian.
(1) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, from September 1 through May 31.
(2) Between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., Friday and Saturday, from September 1 through May 31.
(3) Between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., Sunday through Saturday, from June 1 through August 31.
(e) Defenses. It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violation of this curfew law that the person was returning directly home from a school or church activity, or employment; or, that the person was responding to a life-threatening emergency at the direction of his or her parent, lawful guardian or other adult person having care or control of the minor with the consent of the parent or lawful guardian.
(f) Responsibility of Parents and Guardians. No person, being the parent, lawful guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of eighteen (18) years, shall allow or permit such minor to violate any of the provisions of subsection (b), (c) and (d) hereof.
(g) Aiding or Abetting Curfew Law Violations. No person shall aid, abet, influence or encourage a minor under the age of eighteen years to violate any of the provisions of subsection (b), (c) and (d) hereof.
(h) Operators of Businesses. No person operating or in charge of any place of amusement, entertainment, refreshment, or other place of business, shall recklessly allow or permit minors, unless accompanied by parent, lawful guardian, or other adult having care or control of the minor with the consent of the parent or the lawful guardian to be present in such places in violation of subsections (b), (c) and (d) hereof. Whenever the person operating or in charge of any such place of amusement, entertainment, refreshment, or other place of business shall find a minor present in violation of any of the provisions of subsections (b), (c) and (d) hereof, shall immediately order the minor to leave such place, and upon minor’s refusal to do so, shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agency of such violation.
(i) Penalty. Any person under the age of eighteen (18) years who violates any provision of this curfew law shall be apprehended and charged as being an unruly child and taken before the Mayor’s Court, as provided in Ohio R.C. Chapter 2151. Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older who violates any provision of the section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be sentenced pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2929.21.
(Ord. 696-95. Passed 6-13-95.)