(A) It is an affirmative defense for a juvenile to prove that:
(1) The juvenile was accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or other responsible adult;
(2) The juvenile was engaged in a lawful employment activity or was going to or returning from an employment activity without any detour or stop;
(3) An emergency situation existed;
(4) The juvenile was attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored and/or supervised by a public entity, a civic organization, a religious organization, or another similar entity that took responsibility for the juvenile, or was going to or returning home from, without any detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored and/or supervised by a public entity, a civic organization, a religious organization, or another similar entity that took responsibility for the juvenile;
(5) The juvenile was on an errand at the discretion of the juvenile’s parent or guardian without any detour or stop;
(6) The juvenile was exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution or Article 1 of the Constitution of the state;
(7) The juvenile was engaged in interstate travel; or
(8) The juvenile was on the public right-of-way, boulevard, alley, or sidewalk abutting the juvenile’s residence or abutting the residence of his or her next-door neighbor.
(B) It is an affirmative defense for a proprietor of an establishment to prove that:
(1) The proprietor reasonably and in good faith relied upon a juvenile’s representatives of proof of age. Proof of age may be established pursuant to M.S. § 340A.503(6), as amended from time to time, or other verifiable means, including, but not limited to, school identification cards and birth certificates; or
(2) The proprietor promptly notified the responsible police agency that a juvenile was present on the premises of the establishment during curfew hours.
(Ord. 313, passed 4-20-95)