§ 130.03  TRUANCY RESTRICTIONS.
   (A)   It is unlawful for any minor, who is subject to compulsory education or to compulsory continuation education by statute or court order, to be present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the county during truancy curfew hours.
   (B)   It is unlawful for any parent, guardian or custodian of a minor to knowingly permit or, by insufficient control, allow the minor to be present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the county during truancy curfew hours.
   (C)   It is a defense of prosecution under divisions (A) or (B) above or § 130.04 that the minor was:
      (1)   Accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult if engaged in an activity which would constitute an excused absence from the school from which the minor would normally attend;
      (2)   Involved in an emergency;
      (3)   Going to, or returning from, a medical appointment without any detour or stop;
      (4)   Engaged in, going to or returning from an employment activity pursuant to cooperative school vocation program without any detour or stop;
      (5)   In possession of valid proof that the minor is a student who has permission to leave the school campus;
      (6)   A bona fide participant in an alternative education or home schooling program; or
      (7)   Engaged in, or subject to, an authorized or excused absence from the school which the minor attends including, but not limited to, lunch periods.
(Ord. 2005-05, passed 12-20-2005)  Penalty, see § 130.99