§ 7-11-4 DEFENSES.

   (A)   It is a defense to prosecution under § 7-11-3A of this chapter that the minor was:

      (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)   Engaged in political activity, or going to or returning home from political activity without any detour or stop;

      (6)   Involved in an emergency;

      (7)   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;

      (8)   Attending a private activity which is conducted under the direct supervision and control of a responsible group of adults with the full knowledge and consent of the minor’s parents for which the supervising persons take responsibility for the minor, or going to or returning from said activity without any detour or stop;

      (9)   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 takes responsibility for the minor;

      (10)   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; and/or

      (11)   Married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with Iowa Code § 599.1 or by order of the courts.

   (B)   It is a defense to prosecution under § 7-11-3(B) of this chapter that the parent or guardian promptly notified the Police Department that a minor under their guardianship was, without their permission, in violation of a curfew.

(Ord. C-288, passed 9-16-1997)