(A) It is a violation for any person charged by law with the care, custody, and control of any person under 18 years of age, or any parent, parents, person or persons, or any individual having temporary care, custody, and control of any person under 18 years of age, to allow or permit the child, ward, or other person under 18 years of age to go upon, in, or along any of the streets, alleys, or public places within the corporate limits of the town in the nighttime after the times specified in § 70.04, prevailing time, unless the person under 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent, parents, guardian, or other adult person charged with the care, custody, and control of the person under 18 years of age; or unless there exists a reasonable necessity for the person under 18 years of age to be in or along these places after the above time.
(B) REASONABLE NECESSITY includes situations in respect to employment under proper supervision and with proper license as provided for by the state laws, emergencies, or proper duties.
(1989 Code, § 70.05)
Statutory reference:
Contributing to the delinquency of a minor, see I.C. 35-46-1-8