(A) No child between the ages of six and 18 years who is actually a resident in the State of Ohio shall be upon or about public streets, public places, commercial establishments or places of amusement and entertainment within the village during the hours when the child is required to be in attendance at either a public or private school, unless the child is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of him or her, or is upon an emergency errand or other legitimate business directed by a parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of him or her.
(B) Any child convicted of a violation of this section shall be adjudicated an unruly child, pursuant to this section and the laws of the State of Ohio.
(C) Any law enforcement officer or police officer may arrest any child found violating this section and charge such child with a violation of this section, or in the alternative, may immediately take such child to the child’s school and may request that the school notify the school attendance officer of or assistant officer of such violation, or release such child to his or her parent, guardian, custodian, school attendance officer, or assistant attendance officer.
(D) Any minor who violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor, a second violation will be a fourth degree misdemeanor. Proceedings against minors shall be pursuant to R.C. Chapter 2151.
(Ord. 12-94, passed 8-2-1994) Penalty, see § 130.99