Note: Prior history; prior code Sections 13.2A through 13.2D as amended by Ords. 1032, 1095, 1609, 1613 and 1644.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Curfew hours"
includes the meanings of "darkness curfew hours" and "daytime curfew hours," as defined below:
(1) 
"Darkness curfew hours"
means any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. of the following day; and any Saturday or Sunday from 12:01 a.m. until 5:00 a.m.
(2) 
"Daytime curfew hours"
means Monday through Friday when school is in session from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
"Emergency"
means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited to, a fire, natural disaster, automobile accident or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life.
"Establishment"
means any privately owned place of business operated for a profit, to which the public is invited, including but not limited to any place of amusement or entertainment.
"Guardian"
means a person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of a minor; or a public or private agency with whom a minor has been placed by a court.
"Minor"
means any person under eighteen years of age.
"Operator"
means any individual, firm association, partnership or corporation operating, managing or conducting any establishment. The term includes the members or partners of an association or partnership and the officer of a corporation.
"Parent"
means a person who is a natural parent, adoptive or stepparent, or at least eighteen years of age and authorized by a parent or guardian to have the care and custody of a minor.
"Public place"
means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to: streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities and shops.
"Remain"
means to linger or stay, or fail to leave premises when requested to do so by a police officer or the owner, operator, or other person in control of the premises.
"Serious bodily injury"
means injury to a person which causes death or creates a substantial risk of: death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
(Ord. 1701 § 1, 1999)
Curfew Violation. A minor commits an offense if he or she remains in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the city during curfew hours.
(Ord. 1701 § 1, 1999)
(a) 
Darkness Hours. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection 9.12.020(a) of this chapter for a violation as defined in subsection 9.12.010(1) of this chapter, that a minor was:
(1) 
Accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian;
(2) 
On an errand at the direction of the minor's parent or guardian, without any detour or stop;
(3) 
Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;
(4) 
Involved in an emergency;
(5) 
On the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if that neighbor or other neighborhood resident did not complain to the police department about the minor's presence;
(6) 
Attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic or religious organization, or another similar entity, which takes responsibility for the minor; or going to or returning home from, without any detour or stop, such supervised activity;
(7) 
Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to peacefully assembly;
(8) 
Emancipated pursuant to law; or
(9) 
In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel.
(b) 
Daytime Hours. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection 9.12.020(a) of this chapter for a violation as defined in subsection 9.12.010(2) of this chapter, that a minor, whose school is in session, was:
(1) 
On an errand at the direction of the minor's parent or guardian, without any detour or stop;
(2) 
Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;
(3) 
Involved in an emergency;
(4) 
Attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic or religious organization, or another similar entity, which takes responsibility for the minor; or going to or returning home from, without any detour or stop, such supervised activity;
(5) 
Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to peaceably assemble;
(6) 
Emancipated pursuant to law;
(7) 
In a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
(8) 
The minor has permission to leave campus for lunch or a school-related activity and has in his or her possession a valid, school-issued, off-campus permit or is supervised by school personnel;
(9) 
The minor is with a parent or guardian or has in his or her possession a written excuse from the minor's parent(s), legal guardian(s), or other adult having the legal care or custody of said minor, which provides a reasonable explanation for the minor's absence from school;
(10) 
The minor is not subject to compulsory education or to compulsory continuation education pursuant to the California Education Code or when the minor is authorized to be absent from his or her school pursuant to the provisions of California Education Code Section 48205, or any other applicable state or federal law.
(Ord. 1701 § 1, 1999)
Before taking any enforcement action under this section, an officer shall ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being in the public place or establishment during curfew hours. The officer shall not issue a citation under this section unless the officer reasonably believes that an offense has occurred and that, based on any response and other circumstances, no defense in Section 9.12.030 of this chapter is present.
(Ord. 1701 § 1, 1999)
A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, and each day or part of a day during which the violation is committed, continued or permitted shall be a separate offense.
(Ord. 1701 § 1, 1999)