(a) Curfew for Minors.
(1) No minor under the age of eighteen years shall be upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds or other public places and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places within the City, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following days on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
(2) No minor under the age of eighteen years shall be upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds or other public places and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places within the City between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
(b) Curfew Exceptions.
(1) The provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to a minor engaged in the prohibited conduct while participating in an activity involving the exercise of the child’s rights protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or to a similar provision in the Ohio Constitution, or both, such as the freedom of speech or the freedom of assembly.
(2) The provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to a minor engaged in the prohibited conduct while participating in an activity conducted by a non-profit or governmental entity that provides recreation, education, training, or other care under the supervision of one (1) or more adults.
(3) The provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to any minor accompanied by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or where the minor is on an emergency errand, or upon a business trip directed or ordered by his parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any minor under the age of eighteen years where the minor is gainfully employed and the employment requires the minor to be in violation of subsection (a) hereof, and the employment is with the consent and permission of the parents, guardians or other persons having the care and custody of the minor.
(c) Any child found in violation of this section shall be detained and the parent, guardian or person in loco parentis shall be notified to take personal charge of the child. The child shall be released only to the parent, guardian, and person in loco parentis or juvenile authorities.
(d) Responsibility of Parent.
(1) No parent, guardian or other person having the lawful care, custody or control of any minor under the age of eighteen years shall knowingly allow or permit such person to violate the provisions of subsection (a) hereof.
(2) It shall be prima-facie evidence of violation of this section that the child of a parent, guardian or person having lawful custody was found in violation of subsection (a) hereof.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 8-2018. Passed 2-5-18.)