[R.O. 2013 § 225.060; Ord. No.
73-15 §§ 3—5; Ord. No. 17-01 § 1, 1-23-2017]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of seventeen (17) years
to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, drive or ride in an automobile or
play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks,
playgrounds, wharves, docks or other public grounds, public places
and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant
lots or other unsupervised places between the hours of 11:00 P.M.
and 6:00 A.M. of the following day; provided, that this Section shall
not apply to a minor accompanied by his parent, guardian or other
adult having the care and custody of the minor, or where the minor
is on an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by his parent,
guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of the
minor. Each violation of the provisions of this Subsection shall constitute
a separate offense.
B.
It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor under the age of seventeen (17) years to knowingly permit such minor to violate the provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section. Each violation of the provisions of this Subsection shall constitute a separate offense.
C.
Any Police Officer finding a child violating the provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section shall warn the child to desist immediately from such violation and take the child home to his parent or guardian. If such parent or guardian cannot be located, the Police Officer shall retain custody until the parent or guardian is located and the child delivered to such parent or guardian. The officer shall also report the violation to his superior officer, who shall cause a written notice to be served on the parent, guardian or person in charge of the child, setting forth the manner in which this Section has been violated. Any parent, guardian or person in charge of such child who knowingly permits such child to violate the provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section, after receiving notice of the first violation shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
