(a) It is a curfew violation for a child fifteen, sixteen or seventeen years of age to be, appear or remain in, along, or upon any of the streets, thoroughfares, or public places within the municipal limits of the Village of Whitehouse:
(1) Between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. prevailing local time on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
(2) After 11:00 p.m. prevailing local time on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
(3) Before 6:00 a.m. prevailing local time on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
(b) It is a curfew violation for a child twelve, thirteen or fourteen years of age to be, appear, or remain in, along or upon any of the public streets, thoroughfares, or public places within the municipal limits of the Village of Whitehouse between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. prevailing local time on any day.
(c) It is a curfew violation for a child under twelve years of age to be, appear, or remain in, along or upon any of the streets, thoroughfares, or public places within the municipal limits of the Village of Whitehouse between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. prevailing local time on any day.
(d) The curfew violations herein do not apply to any person identified herein who is:
(1) Accompanied by his parent, guardian or custodian;
(2) Accompanied by an adult over the age of twenty-one years specified by his parents, guardian or custodian; or
(3) Participating in or returning from lawful employment or a lawful organized athletic, educational, public entertainment, or religious event.
(e) It is a violation for any person charged by law with the care, custody and control of any person under eighteen years of age or any parent, parents, person or persons, or any individual having temporary care, custody and control of any person under eighteen years of age to allow or permit the child, ward, or other person under eighteen years of age to go upon, in, or along any streets, thoroughfares, or public places within the municipal limits of the Village of Whitehouse in the night time after the time specified in subsections (a), (b), and (c) above, prevailing local time, unless the person under eighteen years of age is accompanied by his or her parent, parents, guardian, or other adult person over twenty-one years of age, charged with the care, custody, and control of the person under eighteen years of age; or unless there exists a “reasonable necessity” for the person under eighteen years of age to be in or along these places after the above times. “Reasonable necessity” includes situations in respect to employment under proper supervision and with proper license as provided for by the state laws, emergencies or proper duties.
(f) No operator of any establishment open to the public, or his or her agent or employee, shall knowingly permit any juvenile to remain in or upon any public place of any establishment in violation of subsections (a), (b) and (c) hereof.
(g) Any parent, guardian or custodian who violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense; a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for a second offense within a one year period; and a misdemeanor of the third degree for a third offense within a one year period.
(h) Any child who violates any provision of this section shall have violated a law applicable only to a child and is deemed an “unruly child” pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2151.022 and subject to the disposition contained in Ohio R.C. 2151.354.
(Ord. 30-2007. Passed 11-6-07.)