It is unlawful for a person less than 17 years of age to be
present at or upon any public assembly, building, place, street or
highway at the following times unless accompanied and supervised by
a parent, legal guardian or other responsible companion at least 18
years of age approved by a parent or legal guardian or unless engaged
in a business or occupation which the laws of this state authorize
a person less than 17 years of age to perform:
A. Between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Saturday;
B. Between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday; and
C. Between 11:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, and 6:00 a.m.
on the following day.
It is unlawful for a parent, legal guardian or other person to knowingly permit a person in his custody or control to violate §
156-1 of this chapter.
[Added 2-6-2017 by Ord.
No. 994]
It is a defense to prosecution under §
156-1 that the minor was:
A. Accompanied
by the minor's parent or guardian or other person in custody or control
of the minor;
B. On an errand
at the direction of the minor's parent or guardian, without any detour
or stop;
C. In a motor
vehicle involved in interstate travel;
D. Engaged
in an employment activity or going to or returning home from an employment
activity, without any detour or stop;
E. Involved
in an emergency;
F. On the
sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence
of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the Police
Department about the minor's presence;
G. Attending
an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised
by adults and sponsored by a government or governmental agency, a
civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility
for the minor, or going to or returning home from, without any detour
or stop, an official school, religious, or other recreational activity
supervised by adults and sponsored by a government or governmental
agency, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes
responsibility for the minor;
H. Exercising
First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution,
such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the
right of assembly; or
I. Married
or had been married or is an emancipated minor under the Emancipation
of Minors Act (750 ILCS 30/1 et seq.).