§ 15.32.020. Nighttime.

It is unlawful for any minor to be present in or upon a public place between the hours of eleven p.m. and six a.m. the following day, unless the minor is:

(1)

Accompanied by the minor's parent, guardian or a responsible adult;

(2)

On an errand directed by the minor's parent, guardian or a responsible adult, without any detour or stop;

(3)

Engaged in or going directly to or returning directly from a school-approved or sponsored activity or one that is supervised by school personnel; a medical appointment; a religious activity; a civic-organization-sponsored activity; or other lawful educational or recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by a school, the city, a civic organization, or a similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor;

(4)

Engaged in, or going directly to or returning directly from, a lawful employment or volunteering activity in a place connected with or as required with respect to a business, trade, profession, non-profit position or occupation in which the minor is lawfully engaged;

(5)

Engaged in or going directly to or returning directly from any other lawful activity with written permission from the minor's parent or guardian;

(6)

In active military service of the United States;

(7)

In the right-of-way in front of and abutting the minor's home or the home of the minor's next door neighbor, provided the neighbor does not object;

(8)

Emancipated pursuant to state law and California Family Code Section 7000, et seq., as amended from time to time;

(9)

In a motor vehicle involved in interstate or intrastate travel;

(10)

Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the federal or state Constitutions, or directly going to or directly returning home from, the exercising of those First Amendment rights;

(11)

Involved in an emergency or seeking medical assistance; or

(12)

Travelling from any activity listed as an exception in this section to any other activity listed as an exception in this section.

(Ord. No. 14-843, § 1, 5-27-2014)