531.03 DEFENSES.
   (a)   It is a defense to prosecution under Section 531.02 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)   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 activity organized and supervised by adults and sponsored by the Village of Golf Manor, another municipality, school district, civic organization, or other similar organization that takes responsibility for the minor, or attending an official school or religious activity;
      (8)   Going to or coming from, without any detour or stop, those activities identified in subsection (a)(7) hereof;
      (9)   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.
   (b)   It is a defense to prosecution under Section 531.02(c) that the owner, operator or employee of an establishment promptly notified the Police Department that a minor was present on the premises of the establishment during curfew hours and refused to leave.
(Ord. 94-9. Passed 9-26-94.)