(A) In the following exceptional cases, a juvenile in or upon any public place or in and upon an establishment shall not be deemed in violation of this chapter. This section is intended as a clear general guide for juveniles, their parents and enforcement officials:
(1) When the juvenile is accompanied by his or her parent, legal guardian or authorized adult supervisor;
(2) When exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech and the rights of assembly, whether parade or demonstration, has been permitted by the city or other bona fide religious, social or school activities involving the right to assemble;
(3) When engaged in performing an errand or other legitimate business at the direction of a parent, guardian or supervisory adult, including travel to and from such location by a direct route;
(4) When the juvenile is engaged in employment activities, such as, but not restricted to, newspaper delivery;
(5) When involved in an emergency;
(6) When 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) When 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; or
(8) When married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with state law
(B) All of the above cited exceptions to this chapter include travel to and from such activity by a direct route, and this chapter is in no way to be construed as a limitation upon normal travel by a juvenile engaged in interstate movement.
(C) Each of the foregoing exceptions is severable and in addition other possible exceptions may be added hereto in the future as warranted by experience as illuminated by the views of student government associations, school personnel, citizens, neighborhood spokespersons, parents, officers and persons in authority concerned positively with minors as well as juvenile delinquency.
(Ord. 12-1101, passed 11-19-2012)