(A) No juvenile 15 years of age or younger shall remain in or upon any public place or any establishment between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, municipal time, except that on Friday and Saturday nights, the hours shall be from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. of the following day unless exempted under division (D) below.
(B) No juvenile 16 and 17 years of age shall remain in or upon a public place or any establishment between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, municipal time, except that on Friday and Saturday nights, the hours shall be from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m. the following day unless exempted under division (D) below.
(C) (1) This section shall not apply to any juvenile who is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or sibling older than 21 years of age unless exempted under division (D) below.
(2) This section does not apply to any juvenile with a writing carried on his or her person, is carrying out any errand or other legitimate business pursuant to written directions of a parent, guardian, or adult person in charge of that juvenile, nor to any juvenile engaged in lawful, gainful employment during the curfew hours.
(D) It is an exemption to a violation under this section that the person engaged in the prohibited conduct while:
(1) Accompanied by the minor’s parent or guardian;
(2) On an errand at the direction of the minor’s parent or guardian without any detour or stop;
(3) In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
(4) Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;
(5) Involved in an emergency;
(6) On the sidewalk abutting the minor’s residence or abutting the residence of the next-door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the Police Department about the minor’s presence;
(7) Attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor, or going to or returning home from, without any detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor;
(8) Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or
(9) Married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with state law.
(Ord. 1440, passed 1-20-2009) Penalty, see § 130.99