[R.O. 1992 § 210.260; Ord. No. 5281 § 2, 9-17-1979; Ord. No. 6713 §§ 1,
2, 7-17-1989]
A.
It is unlawful for any minor under the
age of seventeen (17) years to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or to
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, except
on Fridays and Saturdays when the hours shall be 12:00 Midnight to
6:00 A.M. of the following day, except that this Section does not
apply to a minor accompanied by his/her parent, guardian, or other
adult person having the care and custody of the minor, or where the
minor is upon an emergency errand or legitimate business directed
by his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care
and custody of the minor.
B.
It is 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
loiter, idle, wander, stroll 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, except
that this Section does not apply when the minor is accompanied by
his/her parent, guardian or other adult person having the care and
custody of the minor, or where the minor is upon an emergency errand
or legitimate business directed by his/her parent, guardian or other
adult person having the care and custody of the minor.
C.
Any Police Officer finding a child violating the provisions of Subsection (A) shall warn the child to cease and desist immediately from such violation. The Police Officer may take the child into custody and release him/her to his/her parent or guardian or release the child at the scene with a written notice of referral to the Juvenile Court.
D.
After receiving notice of the first violation by the child, any parent, guardian or other person in charge of such child who knowingly permits such child to again violate the provisions of Subsection (A) shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
