(a) Curfew Hours. No minor under the age of 18 years shall loiter, congregate, gather in a group or roam the streets in the Village between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the next morning, Sunday nights through Thursday nights inclusive, or between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The times specified herein shall be eastern standard time or eastern standard daylight savings time, as the case may be throughout the year.
(b) Exceptions.
(1) Any child who is delivering newspapers, or who is making any other delivery in good faith, or is on an errand of importance, or who is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or other person in loco parentis, or some other person who is 21 years of age or older and who has been given permission by such parent, guardian or person in loco parentis to accompany such child, shall not be deemed to be in violation of this section.
(2) Any school, church, lodge or other organization that desires to hold any entertainment or function for children under the age of 18 years, which entertainment or function shall require such children to be out at a later hour than that specified in this section, shall notify the Chief of Police of such function. The notice shall state the time the entertainment will end. Minors who attend this function shall be required to be off the public streets one hour after the function is ended.
(c) Disposition of Minor. Any minor found in violation of this section shall be taken to the Police Department Building and the parent, guardian or person in loco parentis shall be notified to come to such building and take personal charge of the minor. The minor shall be released only to such parent, guardian or person in loco parentis or to the juvenile authorities. Any minor found in violation of this section who has once before been held by the authorities for violation of this section shall be held for the juvenile authorities for proper disposition.
(d) Responsibility of Parents, Guardians, etc. No parent, guardian or person in loco parentis shall permit any minor to violate this section.
(e) Penalty. Whoever violates division (d) of this section shall, for a first offense, be warned, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2005-4. Passed 2-1-05.)