The provisions of this chapter do not apply
to:
A. Persons under the age of 17 who are married or who
have had the status of minority removed by law.
B. Persons under the age of 17 accompanied by a parent
or guardian or who are on an errand for a parent or guardian or under
a controlled supervised activity with prenotification to the Police
Department of the activity.
C. Persons under the age of 17 if they are in a motor
vehicle traveling to or from a place of employment or if they are
involved in employment-related activities.
D. Persons under the age of 17 who are attending or going
to or from school, religious or civic organizational functions or
who are exercising their First Amendment speech and associational
rights in a peaceful manner.
E. Persons under the age of 17 who are engaged in interstate
or intercity travel.
F. Persons under the age of 17 who are on a sidewalk
in front of the minor's home or the home of a neighbor wherein the
neighbor knows of and has no concerns with said persons remaining
in front of the house involved.
G. Persons under the age of 17 who are moving about during
curfew hours due to an emergency that can be verified.
Parent includes a person who is a natural parent,
adoptive parent or stepparent of another person, as well as those
persons who are at least 18 years of age and who are authorized by
a parent or guardian to have care and custody of a minor.
The purpose of this chapter is to increase juvenile
safety and to decrease juvenile crime.