§ 22-273. Prohibited acts.  


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  • (a)

    It is unlawful for a juvenile under the age of 12 years to be present in any public place or establishment within the city any time between:

    (1)

    9:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day.

    (2)

    10:00 p.m. on any Friday or Saturday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day.

    (b)

    It is unlawful for a juvenile, age 12 to 14 years, to be present in any public place or establishment within the city any time between:

    (1)

    10:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day.

    (2)

    11:00 p.m. on any Friday or Saturday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day.

    (c)

    It is unlawful for a juvenile, age 15 to 17 years, to be present in any public place or establishment within the city any time between:

    (1)

    11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day.

    (2)

    12:01 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday.

    (d)

    It is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a juvenile knowingly, or through negligent supervision, to permit the juvenile to be in any public place or establishment within the city during the hours prohibited in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section.

    (e)

    It is unlawful for a proprietor of an establishment within the city to knowingly permit a juvenile to remain in the establishment or on the establishment's property during the hours prohibited in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section. If the proprietor is not present at the time of the curfew violation, the responding officer shall leave written notice of the violation with an employee of the establishment. A copy of the written notice shall be served upon the establishment's proprietor personally or by certified mail.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 1061.03; Ord. No. 1051; Ord. No. 2002-7)