Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in existing county ordinances, the following shall apply with respect to curfew 1 :
A. Age And Hour Restrictions:
1. It is unlawful for a person at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age to be present at or upon any public assembly, building, place, street or highway at the following times unless accompanied and supervised by a parent, legal guardian or teacher or unless engaged in a business or occupation which the laws of the state authorize a person less than eighteen (18) years of age to perform:
Between 12:01 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Saturday.
Between 12:01 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Sunday.
Between 11:00 P.M. on Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, and 6:00 A.M. on the following day.
2. It is unlawful for a person less than sixteen (16) years of age to be present at or upon any public assembly, building, place, street or highway between ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. on the following day, seven (7) days a week, unless accompanied and supervised by a parent or legal guardian, or unless engaged in a business or occupation which the laws of the state authorize a person less than sixteen (16) years of age to perform, or unless in attendance at, or while traveling directly home from, a school, church or a not for profit community organization sponsored activity.
B. Responsibility Of Parent Or Guardian: It is unlawful for any parent, legal guardian or other person to knowingly permit a person in his custody or control to violate subsection A1 or A2 of this section.
C. Violation; Penalty: Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00); except, that neither a person who has been made a ward of the court under the juvenile court act 2 , nor that person's legal guardian, shall be subject to any fine. In addition to or instead of the fine imposed by this subsection, the court may order a parent, legal guardian, or other person convicted of a violation of subsection B of this section to perform community service as determined by the court; except, that the legal guardian or a person who has been made a ward of the court under the juvenile court act may not be ordered to perform community service. The dates and times established for the performance of community service by the parent, legal guardian, or other person convicted of a violation of subsection B of this section shall not conflict with the dates and times that the person is employed in his or her regular occupation. (Ord., 7-12-1994; amd. 2004 Code)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 720 ILCS 555/1. |
| 2 | 1. 705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. |