(a) No person between the ages of twelve years and seventeen years shall loiter, idle, congregate or remain in or upon any street, alley, park or public place in the City, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day (EST or EDST), unless such person is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other person having legal custody, or unless the performance of some lawful employment of such minor makes it necessary that such minor be upon a street, alley, park or public place during the night-time, between such specified hours, and except as otherwise provided in this section.
(b) No person under the age of twelve years shall loiter, idle, congregate or remain in or upon any street, alley, park or public place in the City, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day (EST or EDST), unless such person is accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of such minor.
(c) Any person sixteen years of age or over assisting, aiding, abetting, allowing, permitting or encouraging any minor under the age of seventeen years to violate the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(d) Students attending school functions or functions sponsored or authorized by the Perry public or private schools, or community-sponsored functions, shall be at their respective homes within sixty minutes after such functions close. This shall include sporting events.
(e) A student working between the hours set forth in subsection (a) hereof shall secure a card or note from his or her employer if he or she is upon the streets or in a public place between said hours, and shall, between said hours, have his or her card or note in his or her possession and exhibit the card or note to any officer upon request.
(f) No parent, guardian or other person having the legal care and custody of any minor under the age of seventeen years shall allow or permit any such child, while in his or her legal custody, to violate subsection (a) or (b) hereof.
(g) Each member of the City Police Department, the County Sheriff’s Department, the Deputy Sheriff's Office, the Michigan State Police or other public agency, while on duty, is hereby authorized to arrest without warrant any person within his or her presence violating any of the provisions of this section and to detain such person for a reasonable time until a complaint can be made and a warrant issued and served.
(Ord. 231. Passed 9-6-94; Ord. 317. Passed 10-4-11.)