§ 133.03 DEFENSES.

   It is a defense to prosecution under § 133.02  that the minor was:

   (A)   Accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian or other person in custody or control of the minor;

   (B)   On an errand at the direction of the minor's parent or guardian, without any detour or stop;

   (C)   In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;

   (D)   Engaged in an employment activity or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;

   (E)   Involved in an emergency;

   (F)   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;

   (G)   Attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by a government or governmental agency, 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 a government or governmental agency, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor;

   (H)   Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, or the right of assembly; or

   (I)   Married or had been married or is an emancipated minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act, 750 ILCS 30/1 et seq.

(720 ILCS 5/12C-60(b))

(Ord. 16-06, passed 9-12-2016)