(A) Age and hour restrictions. Any minor under the age of 16 years who is found on or in any highway, street, sidewalk, alley, thoroughfare, barroom, pool hall, club theater, bowling alley, park, or any other public place, or upon private property without consent of the owner, within the limits of the town between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless exempted under division (B) below.
(B) Exemptions. 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 a 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 town, 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 town, 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.
(C) Penalty. Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor and upon conviction punishable by the provisions of § 1-4-1.
(Prior Code, § 6-5-1) (Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)