No child under sixteen years of age shall be upon any street,
highway, park or other public way or place in the city after the hour
of nine-thirty p.m. of any day unless:
A.
Accompanied
by a parent, guardian or other responsible adult person; or B.
B.
Performing
or returning with reasonable speed from employment, from the performance
of some duty, or from a supervised group event conducted by a church
or by a social agency, with, in either case, permission from the child's
parent or guardian.
(Prior revision § 13-1)
No child under the age of seventeen who is the subject of a
court order or condition of probation imposing a curfew shall be upon
any street, highway, park or other public way or place in the city
beyond the time set forth in such court order or probation condition.
Any child violating this chapter shall be subject to arrest by the
Revere police department.
(C.O. 04-170 § 1)
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following
definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires
a different meaning:
means:
means a person who is:
means the hours for the full-time school which the minor
would attend in the school district in which the minor resides, on
any day for which school is in session, or, if such school in the
school district of residence is unknown, "regular school hours" means
the school hours of the Revere public schools on any day for which
school is in session.
(C.O. 05-07 § 1 (part))
A.
Any
minor who is at least seven years of age and under eighteen years
of age and who has not completed the twelfth grade of school may not
be upon public streets, public places, places of amusement and eating
places, vacant lots or any unsupervised place, including a private
residence, or other public property during regular school hours except
while attending school as required, unless such minor is:
1.
Absent
from the school with the school's permission, but not including students
who have been suspended, expelled, or dropped out; or
2.
Engaged
in a lawful pursuit or activity that requires the minor's presence
somewhere other than school during regular school hours which is authorized
by the parent, guardian, or other person having legal care and custody
of such minor; or
3.
Lawfully
emancipated pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws or court order;
or
4.
Exempt
from compulsory school attendance pursuant to Massachusetts General
Laws, Chapter 76, Section 1; or
5.
The
person has graduated from a high school.
B.
Any
minor, as defined in this section, who is not exempt from any of its
provisions, who is found to be truant in the specific locations defined
herein, during regular school hours, may be detained by a police officer
and with the approval of an official of the Revere school department,
may be transported and returned to attendance at his or her school.
(C.O. 05-07 § 1 (part))
This chapter shall not apply to qualified students who are in
public places in conjunction with a field trip or program conducted
by the student's school or who have been excused pursuant to their
school's policies or regulations.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to home
schools established as specified in Massachusetts General Laws.
(C.O. 05-07 § 1 (part))
