(A) Curfew. It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to ride in or operate any vehicle in or upon any street, alley, or other public place, or to loiter, wander, stroll, loaf, or play in or upon any of the streets, alleys, or other public places between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day or between the hours of 12:00 a.m. on Friday through Sunday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day unless accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care, custody, or control of said minor or the minor is engaged in lawful employment or is on an emergency errand; provided, when an activity of the kind normally attended by minors under 18 years terminates after, or less than one hour prior to the normal curfew time, the curfew shall commence one-half hour after the termination of such activity. If any minor violates the provisions of this section, the city police may take the minor into custody and shall notify the parents or guardian of such violation.
(Prior Code, § 6-325)
(B) Parents responsible for curfew violations. It shall be unlawful for the parents, guardian, or any person having the care, custody, or control of any minor under the age of 18 years to permit such minor to violate the provisions of division (A) above. Any person permitting such activity as prohibited in division (A) above shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor unless exempted under division (C) below.
(Prior Code, § 6-326)
(C) It is an exemption to a violation under this section that the person engaged in the prohibited conduct while:
(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 official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor, or going to or returning home from, without any detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor;
(8) 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; or
(9) Married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with state law.
Penalty, see § 10.99