(A) No person under the age of 18 years shall be in or upon any public street, highway, park, alley, or other public place within the city between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of each day during the months of October, November, December, January, February, March, and April of each year, and between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of each day during the months of May, June, July, August, and September of each year.
(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other person 21 years of age or over, who is authorized by the parent or by law to have the care and custody of the person, or to any such person who is then engaged in a lawful pursuit or activity which requires his or her presence in the public place during the hours specified in this section.
(Prior Code, § 130.066)
(C) 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 city, 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 city, a civic organization or another similar entity that lakes 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. 366, passed 3-3-1975) Penalty, see § 130.999