No person less than 17 years of age
shall be present at or upon any public assembly, building, place street or
highway at the following times:
A.
Between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Saturday;
B.
Between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday;
And
C.
Between 11:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the
following day, unless:
(1)
Accompanied or supervised by a parent, legal guardian, or other
responsible companion of the age of 21 years of age approved by a parent or
legal guardian, or
(2)
Participating in, going to, or returning from:
(A)
lawful employment; or
(B)
a school sanctioned activity; or
(C)
a religious event; or
(D)
any emergency involving the protection of a person or property from an
imminent threat of serious bodily injury or substantial damage; or
(E)
an activity involving the exercise of the child’s rights protected
under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution for Article 1,
Section 3, 4 and 5 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, or both, such
as religious freedom, freedom of speech and the right of assembly; or
(F)
an activity conducted by a nonprofit or governmental entity that provides
recreation, education, training, or other care under the supervision of one (1)
or more adults; or
(3) Engaged in interstate or international travel from a location outside Illinois to another location outside Illinois.
(ORD 2004-00-02)
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2. PERMITTING CHILDREN TO VIOLATE CURFEW.
It shall be unlawful for any person
having the legal care and custody of a child under 18 years of age to allow or
permit the child to go or be upon any public street, alley or public assembly,
building or highway in the Village in the night time as restricted in the
preceding section, except in case of necessity.
Every member of the Police
Department while on duty is authorized to detain any such minor willfully
violating the provisions of this Chapter until the parent or guardian of the
child shall take him or her into custody. The
officer shall immediately upon taking custody of the child communicate with the
parent or guardian.
Section 4. DELINQUENT OR MENDICANT CHILDREN.
If it shall appear that any child
taken into custody for a violation of Section 1 of this Chapter is growing up in
mendicancy, or vagrancy or is incorrigible, for the lack of proper parental care
or has no home, proper proceedings shall be taken to have the child placed in
the care of appropriate and legally constituted agencies of the State of
Illinois for the care of such minor child.
Any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 for each offense.