The defenses outlined in I.C. 31-37-3-3.5 shall be defenses to a violation of this subchapter, including the child was:
(A) Emancipated;
(B) Accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or custodian;
(C) Accompanied by an adult specified by the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian;
(D) Participating in, going to, or returning from lawful employment, a school sanctioned activity, a religious event, an emergency involving the protection of a person or property from an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or substantial damage;
(E) Participating in an activity involving the exercise of the child’s rights protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article 1, § 31 of the State Constitution, or both, such as freedom of speech and the right of assembly;
(F) Participating in an activity conducted by a nonprofit or government entity that provides recreation, education, training, or other care under the supervision of one or more adults;
(G) Participating in an activity undertaken at the prior written direction of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian; or
(H) Engaged in interstate or international travel from a location outside the state to another location outside the state.
(2000 Code, § 5-1) (Ord. 1989-2, passed 9-13-1988; Ord. 2003-1, passed 3-3-2003; Ord. 2007-5, passed 6-12-2007; Ord. 2011-1, passed 3-8-2011)