(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, works and their derivations have the meaning given herein.
(1) "Minor" means any person under the age of eighteen years.
(2) "Parent" means any person having legal custody of a minor:
A. As a natural or adoptive parent,
B. As a legal guardian,
C. As a person who stand in loco parentis, or
D. As a person to whom legal custody has been given by order of the court.
(3) “Public place" means any street, highway, alley or right of way, to include sidewalks; any park, playground, ground, place or building open to the public; any privately or publicly owned place of amusement, entertainment or public accommodation, to include parking lots and other areas adjacent thereto; and any vacant lot or land or without the consent of the owner, any private property.
(4) "Time of night" referred to herein, is based upon the prevailing standard of time, generally observed at that hour by the public in the Municipality, prima facie the time when observed in the Municipal Administrative Offices and Police Station.
(5) "Year of age" continues from one birthday, such as the seventeenth to, but not including the day of the next, such as the eighteenth birthday, making it clear that seventeen or less years of age is herein treated as equivalent to the phrase "under eighteen years of age."
(b) Curfew Hours. No person seventeen or less years of age shall be in or upon any public place during the period ending at 6:00 a.m. and beginning:
A. At 10:00 p.m. for minors twelve or less years of age;
B. At 11:00 p.m. for minors thirteen through fifteen years of age; and
C. At 12:00 midnight for minors sixteen or more years of age.
(c) Exceptions. In the following exceptional cases, a minor in or upon a public place during the nocturnal hours for which subsection (b) hereof is intended to provide the maximum limits of regulation shall not be considered in violation of this section:
(1) When accompanied by a parent or guardian of such minor.
(2) When accompanied by an adult authorized by a parent or guardian of such minor to take the parent's place in accompanying the minor for a designated period of time and purpose within a specified area.
(3) When traveling to, from, or participating in authorized work, school, and religious activities, or similar type functions with the consent of a parent or guardian.
(4) Under any emergency circumstance.
(d) Parental Responsibility.
(1) No parent or guardian having legal custody of a minor shall knowingly permit or by inefficient control allow such minor to be in or upon any public place under circumstances not constituting an exception to, or otherwise beyond the scope of this section. "Knowingly" includes knowledge which a parent should reasonably be expected to have concerning the whereabouts of a minor in that parent's legal custody. It is intented to continue to keep neglectful or careless parents up to a reasonable community standard to parental responsibility through an objective test. It shall, a fortiori, be no defense that a parent was completely indifferent to the activities or conduct or whereabouts of such a minor.
(2) A parent who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).