(a)   It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of 18 years to wander, lounge, loaf, loiter or play in, about or upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, vacant lot, public place or other place normally accessible to the general public for public use, whether on foot or in a vehicle or by any other means, after the hour of 10:30 p.m., and before the hour of 6:00 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, other person exercising legal custody of such child; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to those children under the age of 18 years who are enroute by the most direct and accessible route between their homes and authorized places of employment, authorized entertainment, or authorized place of attendance to their residences; provided, further that the term “authorized” used in this section shall denote prior authorization by a parent, legal guardian or other person exercising legal custody. 

(b)   It shall be unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, or other person lawfully entitled to the care, custody and control of any child under the age of 18 years to suffer, permit, or allow any such child to wander, lounge, loaf, loiter or play in, about or upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, vacant lot, public place or other place normally accessible to the general public for public use, after that hour of 10:30 p.m. and before the hour of 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or other person lawfully entitled to the care, custody and control of such child. 

(c)   The governing body of said city, on specific occasions and in response to written requests submitted not less than 3 calendar days prior to the occasion, shall have the authority to suspend by official proclamation published in the official city newspaper, the hour of curfew as stated herein, provided however, that no such suspension of curfew shall extend past the hour of 12:00 midnight. 

(Ord. 162; Code 2016)