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Whoever does any of the following commits an assault, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be sentenced as provided in § 10.99:
(A) Does any act with intent to cause fear in another of immediate bodily harm or death; or
(B) Intentionally inflicts or attempts to inflict bodily harm upon another.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-1) Penalty, see § 130.99
When three or more persons assemble, then each participant is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced as provided in § 10.99 if the assembly is:
(A) With intent to commit an unlawful act by force;
(B) With intent to carry out any purpose in such a manner as will disturb or threaten the public peace; or
(C) Without unlawful purpose, but the participants so conduct themselves in a disorderly manner as to disturb or threaten the public peace.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-2) Penalty, see § 130.99
Whoever does any of the following in a public or private place, knowing, or having reasonable grounds to know that it will or will tend to alarm, anger, or disturb others or provoke an assault or breach of peace, is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced as provided in § 10.99:
(A) Engage in brawling or fighting;
(B) Disturbs an assembly or meeting not unlawful in its character; or
(C) Looks, peers, or peeps into the window of any structure not in his or her own property, which structure if occupied or is intended to be occupied as a residence, or loiters around or within view of any window with the intent of watching or looking through said window.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-4) Penalty, see § 130.99
Whoever intentionally obstructs, hinders, or prevents the lawful execution of any legal process, civil or criminal, or apprehension of another on a charge or conviction or a criminal offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished as provided in § 10.99.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-5) Penalty, see § 130.99
It shall be unlawful for a minor to have in his or her possession any intoxicating liquor or any non-intoxicating malt liquor with intent to consume the same at a place other than the household of his or her parent or guardian. Possession of such intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating malt liquor at a place other than the household of his or her parent or guardian shall be prima facie evidence of intent to consume the same at a place other than the household of his or her parent or guardian. A person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced as provided in § 10.99.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-7) Penalty, see § 130.99
Whoever intentionally and without claim or right takes, uses, transfers, conceals, or retains possession of the property of another where the value of the property is $100 or less without his or her consent, and with intent to deprive the owner permanently of possession of the property, is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced as provided in § 10.99.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-8) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Purpose. The curfew for minors established by this section is maintained for four primary reasons:
(1) To protect the public from illegal acts of minors committed during the curfew hours;
(2) To protect minors from improper influences that prevail during the curfew hours, including involvement with gangs;
(3) To protect minors from criminal activity that occurs during the curfew hours; and
(4) To help parents control their minor children.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
EMERGENCY ERRAND. A task that if not completed promptly threatens the health, safety, or comfort of the minor or a member of the minor’s household. The term shall include, but shall not be limited to, seeking urgent medical treatment, seeking urgent assistance from law enforcement or Fire Department personnel, and seeking shelter from the elements or urgent assistance from a utility company due to a natural or human-made calamity.
OFFICIAL CITY TIME. The time of day as determined by reference to the master clock used by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT, ENTERTAINMENT OR REFRESHMENT. Those places that include, but are not limited to, movie theaters, pinball arcades, shopping malls, nightclubs catering to minors, restaurants, and pool halls.
PRIMARY CARE or PRIMARY CUSTODY. The person who is responsible for providing food, clothing, shelter, and other basic necessities to the minor. The person providing primary care or custody to the minor shall not be another minor.
SCHOOL ACTIVITY. An event which has been placed on a school calendar by public or parochial school authorities as a school sanctioned event.
(C) Hours.
(1) Minors under the age of 16 years. No minor under the age of 16 years shall be in or upon the public streets, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, public buildings; nor in or upon places of amusement, entertainment, or refreshment; nor in or upon any vacant lot, between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. the following day, official city time.
(2) Minors ages 16 years to 18 years. No minor of the ages of 16 or 17 years shall be in or upon the public streets, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, public buildings; nor in or upon places of amusement, entertainment, or refreshment; nor in or upon any vacant lot, between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. the following day, official city time.
(D) Effect on control by adult responsible for minor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to give a minor the right to stay out until the curfew hours designated in this section if otherwise directed by a parent, guardian, or other adult person having the primary care and custody of the minor; nor shall this section be construed to diminish or impair the control of the adult person having the primary care or custody of the minor.
(E) Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the following situations:
(1) To a minor accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, or other adult person having the primary care and custody of the minor;
(2) To a minor who is upon an emergency errand at the direction of his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the primary care and custody of the minor;
(3) To a minor who is in any of the places described in this section if in connection with or as required by an employer engaged in a lawful business, trade, profession, or occupation; or to a minor traveling directly to or from the location of the business, trade, profession, or occupation and the minor’s residence. Minors who fall within the scope of this exception shall carry written proof of employment and proof of the hours the employer requires the minor’s presence at work;
(4) To a minor who is participating in or traveling directly to or from an event which has been officially designated as a school activity by public or parochial school authorities; or who is participating in or traveling directly to or from an official activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, school, religious institution, or similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor and with the permission of the minor’s parent, guardian, or other adult person having the primary care and custody of the minor;
(5) To a minor who is passing through the city in the course of interstate travel during the hours of curfew;
(6) To a minor who is attending or traveling directly to or from an activity involving the exercise of First Amendment rights of free speech, freedom of assembly, or freedom of religion;
(7) To minors on the sidewalk abutting their residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor does not complain to the city’s designated law enforcement provider about the minor’s presence; or
(8) To a minor who is married or has been married, or is otherwise legally emancipated.
(F) Duties of person legally responsible for minor. No parent, guardian, or other adult having the primary care or custody of any minor shall permit any violation of the requirements of this section by the minor.
(G) Duties of other persons. No person operating or in charge of any place of amusement, entertainment, or refreshment shall permit any minor to enter or remain in his or her place of business during the hours prohibited by this section unless the minor is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other adult person having primary care or custody of the minor, or unless one of the exceptions to this section applies.
(H) Defense. It shall be a defense to prosecution under this section that the owner, operator, or employee of an establishment promptly notified the city’s designated law enforcement provider that a minor was present on the premises of the establishment during curfew hours and refused to leave. Penalty, see § 130.99
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