(A) It is a defense to prosecution under § 131.03 that, at the time of the act that otherwise would constitute an offense:
(1) The minor was accompanied by his or her parent;
(2) The minor was accompanied by an adult 21 years of age or older designated by his or her parent;
(3) The minor was on an errand made necessary by an emergency;
(4) The minor was attending a school, religious activity, or government-sponsored activity, or going to or coming from a school, religious, or government-sponsored activity;
(5) The minor was engaged in a lawful employment activity or volunteer work at a recognized charity institution, or going to or coming from such activity, without detour or stop;
(6) The minor was attending an official school, religious, or other recreation activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, 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 city, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor;
(7) The minor was, with parental consent, in a motor vehicle engaging in interstate travel, beginning, ending or passing through the city;
(8) The minor was on an errand at the direction of the minor’s parent, without any detour or stop;
(9) The minor was on the property of the sidewalk directly adjacent to the place where such minor resides, or the place immediately adjacent thereto, if the owner or occupant of the adjacent building does not communicate an objection to the minor and the Police Department;
(10) The minor was attending or traveling directly to or from an activity involving the exercise of First and Fourteenth amendment rights, protected by the United States Constitution, including, but not limited to, the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly;
(11) The minor was married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with Chapter 31 of the Texas Family Code;
(12) The minor was following the direction of a peace officer;
(13) With respect to the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. only, that the offense occurred during the school summer vacation break period of the school in which the minor is enrolled, or on a holiday observed by the closure of classes in the school in which the minor is enrolled, or that the minor has graduated from high school or received a high school equivalency certificate; or
(14) In a prosecution under § 131.03, the owner, operator or employee of the place of business promptly notified the Police Department that a minor was present on the premises of the business during the curfew hours and refused to leave.
(B) Each of the forgoing exceptions, and their several limitations, are severable, as hereinafter provided but re-emphasized here.
(Ord. 7-07, passed 4-9-2007; Am. Ord. 7-10, passed 5-10-2010; Am. Ord 4-14, passed 12-8-2014; Am. Ord. 8-17, passed 11-13-2017)