(A) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 16 years to loiter, idle, or be in or upon the public streets, parks, playgrounds or other public grounds, public places and public buildings or places of amusement, entertainment or refreshment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. preceding a curricular school day, and between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on all other nights or days; provided that, the provisions of this division (A) shall not apply to any minor when in the company of his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having for the time being the care and custody of such minor, or where such minor is upon some necessary business or errand by permission or direction of his or her parent, guardian or other adult person that is for the time being the care and custody of such minor.
(B) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any minor 16 years of age or older and under the age of 18 years to loiter, idle or be in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds or other public grounds, public places and public buildings or places of amusement, entertainment or refreshment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places, between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. preceding a curricular school day, and 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. on all other nights or days; provided that, the provisions of this division (B) shall not apply to any minor when in the company of his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having for the time being the care and custody of such minor, or where such minor is upon some necessary business or errand by permission or direction of his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having for the time being the care and custody of such minor.
(C) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of 18 years to permit such minor to loiter, idle or be in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds or other public grounds, public places and public building, or places of amusement, entertainment or refreshment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places during the times prohibited by this section; provided that, the provisions of this section shall not apply when the minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor or when the minor is upon some necessary business or errand by permission or direction of his or her parent of guardian or other adult person having for the time being the care and custody of such minor.
(D) (1) The Mayor or Chief of Police, upon the request of the Superintendent of Schools or other responsible individual or group in the city, may designate certain nights as “school nights” or “youth nights” at such times as the school or other responsible individual or group shall sponsor or be engaged in athletic, musical, dramatic or social activities for the benefit or entertainment of those minors contemplated by this section. The provisions of the foregoing divisions (A) through (C) shall not apply where any minor contemplated by this section is lawfully going to, attending or returning from such function on any designated “school night” or “youth night”.
(2) Any parent or guardian of a child mentioned in division (D)(1) above who is prohibited from loitering or wandering as in said section provided, who allows or permits his or her child or ward to loiter or wander contrary to the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(3) It shall be the duty of the city police officer in case he or she finds a child loitering or wandering contrary to the provisions of this section, to make an attempt to contact the parents or guardians of such child and, if said parent or guardian cannot be reached, then the police officer shall transport the child to the nearest available juvenile detention facilities for processing. Said child shall then be treated in accordance with the juvenile system as provided by the laws of the state.