(A) It shall be unlawful for a minor, during curfew hours, to remain in or upon any public place within the town, to remain in any motor vehicle operating or parked therein or to remain in or upon the premises of any establishment within the town, unless:
(1) The minor is accompanied by a parent, adoptive parent, or legal guardian;
(2) The minor is involved in an emergency;
(3) The minor is engaged in an employment activity or is going to or returning home from such activity, without detour or stop;
(4) The minor is on the sidewalk directly abutting a place where he or she resides with a parent, adoptive parent, or legal guardian;
(5) The minor is attending an activity sponsored by a school, religious or civic organization, by a public organization or agency or by another similar organization or entity, which activity is supervised by adults, and/or the minor is going to or returning from such an activity without detour or stop;
(6) The minor is on an errand at the direction of a parent, adoptive parent, or legal guardian, and the minor has in his or her possession a writing signed by the parent containing the following information: the name, signature, address and telephone number of the parent authorizing the errand, the telephone number where the parent may be reached during the errand, the name of the minor, a brief description of the errand, the minor’s destination(s) and the hours the minor is authorized to be engaged in the errand;
(7) The minor is involved in interstate travel through, or beginning or terminating in, the town; or
(8) The minor is exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech or the right of assembly.
(B) It shall be unlawful for a minor’s parent to knowingly permit, allow or encourage such minor to violate this chapter.
(C) It shall be unlawful for a person who is the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to knowingly permit, allow or encourage a violation of this chapter.
(D) (1) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any establishment or for any person who is an employee thereof, to knowingly permit, allow or encourage a minor to remain upon the premises of the establishment during curfew hours.
(2) It shall be a defense to prosecution under this division (D) that the operator or employee of an establishment promptly notified the Police Department that a minor was present at the establishment after curfew hours and refused to leave.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person (including any minor) to give a false name, address or telephone number to any officer investigating a possible violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 05-04, passed 1-9-2006) Penalty, see § 131.99