A. 
Loitering of minors (ages 16 and 17). Persons under the age of 18, who have reached their 16th birthday, shall not loiter, idle, wander or play upon the streets, alleys, highways, roads, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, public grounds, vacant lots or other unsupervised places in the Village between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. each day, from Sunday evening to Friday morning, inclusive, and between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. each day from Friday evening to Sunday morning, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or group supervised by an adult for whom the parent or guardian has given the minor permission to associate with during the hours of curfew, or unless the minor is engaged in the performance of a necessary errand or duty directed by a parent, guardian or other adult having supervision, or in the course of the minor's employment, or if the minor is returning directly home from an activity which had prior approval of the parent or guardian such as family or school activities, church programs or approved organizational activities.
B. 
Loitering of minors (ages 13, 14 and 15). Persons under the age of 16, who have reached their 13th birthday, shall not loiter, idle, wander or play upon the streets, alleys, highways, roads, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, public grounds, vacant lots or other unsupervised places in the Village between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. each day, from Sunday evening to Friday morning, inclusive, and between 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. each day from Friday evening to Sunday morning, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or group supervised by an adult for whom the parent or guardian has given the minor permission to associate with during the hours of curfew, or unless the minor is engaged in the performance of a necessary errand or duty directed by a parent, guardian or other adult having supervision, or in the course of the minor's employment, or if the minor is returning directly home from an activity which had prior approval of the parent or guardian such as family or school activities, church programs, or approved organizational activities.
C. 
Loitering of minors (ages 12 and under). Persons who have not reached their 13th birthday shall not loiter, idle, wander or play upon the streets, alleys, highways, roads, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, public grounds, vacant lots or other unsupervised places in the Village between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. each day, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or group supervised by an adult for whom the parent or guardian has given the minor permission to associate with during the hours of curfew, or unless the minor is engaged in the performance of a necessary errand or duty directed by a parent, guardian or other adult having supervision, or if the minor is returning directly home from an activity which had prior approval of the parent or guardian such as family or school activities, church programs or approved organizational activities.
D. 
Responsibility of adults. No parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor under 18 shall knowingly permit a minor to violate Subsection A, B or C of this section unless the minor is accompanied by his parent, guardian or another adult person having care or custody of the minor, or unless the minor is engaged in an activity as prescribed in this section.
A. 
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings a scribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ACCEPTABLE EXCUSE
An acceptable excuse as defined in § 118.15, Wis. Stats.
DROPOUT
A child who ceased to attend school, does not attend a public or private school, technical college or home-based private educational system on a full-time basis, has not graduated from high school and does not have an acceptable excuse under § 118.15(1)(b) through (d) or (3), Wis. Stats., and who is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age.
HABITUAL TRUANT
A pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse for part or all of five or more days on which school is held during a school semester.
TRUANT
A pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse for part or all of the day on which school is held during a semester. The definition of "pupil who is absent from school" shall also include a pupil, who, while remaining on school property, fails to attend and/or who is absent without an acceptable excuse from a part or all of any class or other school activities said pupil had previously been assigned to attend.
B. 
Any person under the age of 18 years enrolled in school is prohibited from being either a habitual truant or a truant or a dropout.
C. 
Penalty (truant). Any person who is deemed to be a "truant" may be subject to one or more of the following dispositions by the court:
(1) 
An order for the person to attend school.
(2) 
A forfeiture of not more than $50 plus costs for a first violation, or a forfeiture of not more than $100 plus costs for any second subsequent violation committed within 12 months of a previous violation, subject to § 938.37, Wis. Stats., and subject to a maximum cumulative forfeiture amount of not more than $500 for all violations committed during a school semester. All or part of the forfeiture plus costs may be assessed against the truant, the parents or guardian of the truant or both.
D. 
Penalty (habitual truant). Any person who is deemed to be a "habitual truant" may be subject to one or more of the following dispositions by the court:
(1) 
The suspension of the habitual truant's operating privilege for not less than 30 days nor more than one year. The court shall immediately take possession of the suspended license and forward it to the Department of Transportation of the State of Wisconsin, together with a notice stating the reason for and the duration of the suspension.
(2) 
An order for the habitual truant to participate in counseling, a suspended work program or other community service work as described in § 938.34(5g), Wis. Stats. The costs of any such counseling, supervised work program or community service work may be assessed against the habitual truant, the parents or guardian of the habitual truant, or both.
(3) 
An order for the habitual truant to remain at home except during the hours in which the habitual truant is attending religious workshop or a school program, including travel time required to get to and from the school program or place of worship. The order may permit a habitual truant to leave his or her home if the habitual truant is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
(4) 
An order for the habitual truant to attend an education program as described in § 938.34(7d), Wis. Stats.
(5) 
An order for the habitual truant to be placed in a teen court program as described in § 938.342(1g)(f), Wis. Stats.
(6) 
An order for the habitual truant to attend school.
(7) 
A forfeiture of not more than $500 plus costs, subject to § 938.37 Wis. Stats. All or part of the forfeiture plus costs may be assessed against the habitual truant, the parents or guardians of the habitual truant, or both.
(8) 
Any other reasonable conditions consistent with this section, including a curfew, restrictions as to going to or remaining on specified premises and/or restrictions on associating with other children and/or adults.
(9) 
An order placing the habitual truant under formal or informal supervision as described in § 938.34(2), Wis. Stats., for up to one year.
(10) 
An order for the habitual truant's parent, guardian or legal custodian to participate in counseling at the parent's, guardian's or legal custodian's own expense or to attend school with the habitual truant, or both.
E. 
Penalty (dropout). Any person who is deemed to be a "dropout" may be subject to the court suspending the person's operating privileges until the person reaches the age of 18. The court shall immediately take possession of any suspended license and forward it to the Department of Transportation of the State of Wisconsin, together with a notice stating the reason for and the duration of the suspension.
F. 
Furnishing list of dropouts to municipal court. The municipal court may order a school district to provide to the court a list of all persons who are known to the school district to be dropouts and who reside within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Spencer.
G. 
Penalty for parent, guardian or other adult. Any parent, guardian or other adult who knowingly allows a child to absent himself or herself from attendance at school without an acceptable excuse shall be in violation of this section and may be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the first offense, and not less than $50 nor more than $300 for any subsequent offense within a one-year period.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly allow, assist, permit, or board any minor child at his or her residence, property, or place of business, or in any other manner whatsoever, where the person knows or should have known the child to be a runaway from his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian. A runaway is any minor child away from home without permission from his or her parent or legal custodian.