(a) No minor of the following ages shall be or remain upon any public street, sidewalk, alley or other public ground or building or any railroad ground or building during the hours listed.
The term "in session" does not include any summer school conducted by a recognized school system.
(1) Minors under sixteen years of age and minors under age eighteen on probation from any court. 10:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. of the following day on nights preceding a day on which a recognized school system is in session; 11:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. of the following day on nights preceding a day on which a recognized school system is not in session;
(2) Minors sixteen to seventeen years of age, inclusive. 11:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. of the following day on nights preceding a day on which a recognized school system is in session; 12:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. on nights preceding a day on which a recognized school system is not in session.
(b) This section shall not apply to a minor who is accompanied by a parent, guardian or person having legal custody of such minor; to a minor who is accompanied by an adult who is duly authorized to have custody of the minor by a parent, guardian or person having legal custody of such minor; or to a minor who is dutifully employed during the hours of curfew and/or is in the performance of such employment or traveling directly to and from his or her place of residence or employ, provided that the minor is not employed contrary to Ohio R.C. 4109.03.
(c) The Mayor and the Chief of Police are hereby authorized to grant exceptions to the enforcement of this section, both as to the minors covered by it and as to the times and dates of enforcement.
(d) The parent, guardian or person having the legal custody and control of any child violating any of the provisions hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(e) The parent, guardian or person having the legal custody and control of any child who shall be found in violation of this section, upon a second violation, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 2009-81. Passed 10-19-09.)