(a) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 16 years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the parks, playgrounds, ballfields, golf course, cemetery or other public grounds of the city between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on any day and 6:00 a.m. of the following day;
(b) The provisions of division (a) above shall not apply in the following instances:
(1) When a juvenile is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the lawful care and custody of the juvenile;
(2) When a juvenile is upon an emergency errand directed by his or her parent or guardian or other adult person having the lawful care and custody of a juvenile;
(3) When a juvenile is returning directly home by the most direct and efficient route from a school activity, entertainment, recreational activity or dance;
(4) When a juvenile is returning directly home by the most direct and efficient route from lawful employment that makes it necessary to be in the above-referenced places during the prescribed period of time;
(5) When a juvenile is attending or traveling directly to or from an organized activity involving the exercise of first amendment rights of free speech, freedom of assembly or free exercise of religion; and
(6) When a juvenile is engaged in interstate travel through the city.
(c) Except in circumstances set out in division (b) above, it shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a juvenile under the age of 16 years to permit the juvenile, whether knowingly or through ineffective control or supervision, to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or upon the parks, playgrounds, ballfields, golf course, cemetery or other public grounds between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on any day and 6:00 a.m. of the following day;
(d) Any juvenile under the age of 16 years violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class C violation. Any police officer finding a juvenile violating the provisions of this section may cause a notice to be served upon the parent, guardian or person in charge of a juvenile, setting forth the manner in which the provisions of this section have been violated. For the purposes of this section, notice shall be deemed properly served upon the parent, guardian or person in charge of a juvenile if a copy thereof is served upon him or her personally or if a copy thereof is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to his or her last known address.
(e) Any parent, guardian or person having the care and custody of a juvenile who shall permit the juvenile, whether knowingly or through ineffective control or supervision, to violate the provisions of this section after receiving notice that such juvenile has previously violated this section shall be guilty of a Class C violation.
(Ord. 1018, passed 11-16-2015)