[R.O. 1996 § 210.1970; Ord. No. 826, 11-10-2016]
A.
It is hereby unlawful for any person who
has not attained the age of seventeen (17) years to be or remain in
or upon any of the streets or public places in the City at night as
follows:
1.
A person, who is fifteen (15) or
sixteen (16) years of age, during the period ending at 6:00 A.M. and
beginning at 10:59 P.M. on Friday and Saturday nights and ending at
6:00 A.M. and beginning at 10:00 P.M. on all other nights.
2.
A person under the age of fifteen
(15) during the period ending at 6:00 A.M. and beginning at 10:00
P.M. during all nights of the week.
B.
This Section does not apply to any person
under the age of seventeen (17) years where such person is accompanied
by a parent, guardian or another person having the legal custody of
such person or if in the performance of an errand or duty directed
by such parent or guardian or other person having the care and custody
of such person or whose employment makes it necessary to be upon said
streets or at public places during the nighttime after said specified
hours or a person attending or returning home from a function at any
school or a person attending or returning home from an officially
sponsored activity or a person on the sidewalk, street or alley directly
adjacent to the building in which he/she resides, provided that such
exceptions shall not apply when the person under age shall be playing
or unnecessarily loitering in or upon any said streets or public places
whether alone or accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person
whomsoever.
C.
It shall be unlawful for the responsible
person of a juvenile to permit such juvenile to violate any provision
of this Section. Three (3) violations of this Section by any one (1)
juvenile shall be prima facie evidence that the responsible person
of such juvenile has violated this Section.
D.
Any violation of this Section shall be
punished by a maximum fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or ninety
(90) days in jail, or both.
