(A) It is hereby made unlawful for any person under 16 years of age to be or remain, or for any parent, guardian, or other person to suffer or permit a person under 16 years of age, who is under their legal custody, to be or remain in or upon any of the streets, alleys, vacant lots, or property of another or public places in the city at night after the hour of 10:00 p.m., unless such person is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other person having the legal custody of such minor person, or is going to or from some meeting or assemblage of lawful character, or is in the performance of an errand or duty, directed by a parent, guardian, or other person having the legal custody of such minor person, or whose employment makes it necessary to be upon the streets, alleys, or public places during the night time after such hour, or unless otherwise exempted under division (B) below; provided, these exceptions shall not apply when such minor person shall play or loiter unnecessarily in or upon such street, alley, vacant lot, property of another, or public place, whether alone or accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other person or persons whomsoever. No minor shall play or loiter in any street, alley, or public place in the city at any time to the inconvenience of the ordinary traffic over and upon such streets, alleys, or public places.
(B) 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 takes 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.
(Prior Code, § 130.61) (Ord. 885, passed 4-28-1975; Ord. 1901, passed 9-28-2009) Penalty, see § 10.99