03-11-07: JUVENILE VIOLATION OF CURFEW DECLARED UNLAWFUL:

   (1)   Children Under Sixteen: It is unlawful for any juvenile who is under sixteen (16) years of age to remain upon any street, highway, road, alley, park, playground or other public places, or buildings or places of amusement, eating establishments, vacant lots and/or any other place, without being accompanied by an adult having custodial rights or an adult person designated by the adult having custodial rights of said child between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. of the following day, provided that the provisions of this Section shall not apply in the instances noted in subsection (4) of this Section;

   (2)   Weekday Curfew: It is unlawful for any juvenile, being an individual who is between sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years of age, to remain upon any street, highway, road, alley, park, playground or other public places, or buildings or places of amusement, eating establishments, vacant lots and/or any other place, without being accompanied by an adult having custodial rights or an adult person designated by the adult having custodial rights of said child during the weekdays, specifically Sunday through Thursday, between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. of the following day, provided that the provisions of this Section shall not apply in the instances noted in subsection (4) of this Section;

   (3)   Weekend Curfew: It is unlawful for any juvenile, being an individual who is between sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years of age, to remain upon any street, highway, road, alley, park, playground or other public places, or buildings or places of amusement, eating establishments, vacant lots and/or any other place, without being accompanied by an adult having custodial rights or an adult person designated by the adult having custodial rights of said child during the weekends, specifically Friday and Saturday, between the hours of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. of the following day, provided that the provisions of this Section shall not apply in the instances noted in subsection (4) of this Section;

   (4)   Exceptions: Subsections (1) through (3) of this Section shall not apply in the following instances:

      A.    When the child is upon an emergency errand directed by his or her parent or guardian or other adult person having the lawful care and custody of such juvenile;

      B.    When the child is returning directly home from a school activity, school entertainment, school or recreational activity or school dance;

      C.    When the child is either going to or going from his/her place of residence to lawful employment and/or is working at the child's place of employment;

      D.    When the child is attending or traveling directly to or from an activity involving the lawful exercise of First Amendment rights of free speech, freedom of assembly or free exercise of religion;

      E.    When the child is in a motor vehicle with parental consent for normal travel with interstate travel through the County. (Ord. 96-010, 5-15-1996)