(A) It is unlawful for a person less than 17 years of age to be present at or upon any public assembly, building, place, street, or highway at the following times unless accompanied and supervised by a parent, legal guardian, or other responsible companion at least 18 years of age approved by a parent or legal guardian or unless engaged in a business or occupation which the laws of the state or this code or other ordinances of the city authorize a person less than 17 years of age to perform:
(1) Between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Saturday;
(2) Between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday; and
(3) Between 11:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day.
(B) It is unlawful for a parent, legal guardian, or other person to knowingly permit a person in his or her custody or control to violate division (A) above.
(C) A person convicted of a violation of any provision of this section shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $500, except that neither a person who has been made a ward of the court under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, ILCS Ch. 705, Act 405, §§ 1-1 et seq., nor that person's legal guardian, shall be subject to any fine. In addition to or instead of the fine imposed by this section, the court may order a parent, legal guardian, or other person convicted of a violation of division (B) of this section to perform community service as determined by the court, except that the legal guardian of a person who has been made a ward of the court under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 may not be ordered to perform community service. The dates and times established for the performance of community service by the parent, legal guardian, or other person convicted of a violation of division (B) of this section shall not conflict with the dates and times that the person is employed in his or her regular occupation.
Statutory reference:
Authority to impose curfew, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-1-5
Curfew offenses, see ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 12C-60