2022-01-26 City Code - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

(1) The following shall constitute valid exceptions to the operation of the curfew: (a) At any time, if a juvenile is accompanied by his or her parent or an authorized adult; (b) At any time, if a juvenile is involved in an emergency or attempting to remedy, alleviate or respond to an emergency; (c) If the juvenile is engaged in a lawful employment activity, or is going to or returning home from his or her place of employment; (d) If the juvenile is attending an official school, religious or other social or recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by a city or the county, a civic organization or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the juvenile; (e) If the juvenile is going home or returning home from, without any detour or stop, an official school, religious or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by a city or the county, a civic organization or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the juvenile; (f) If the juvenile is on an errand as directed by his or her parent, without any detour or stop; (g) If the juvenile is engaged in interstate travel; (h) If the juvenile is on the public right-of-way, boulevard or sidewalk abutting the juvenileÓs residence or abutting the neighboring property, structure or residence; (i) If the juvenile is exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution (or those similar rights protected by Minnesota Constitution Article 1), such as free exercise of religion, freedom of speech and the rights of assembly; or (j) If the juvenile is homeless or uses a public or semi-public place as his or her usual place of abode. (2) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under division (D)(5) of this section that: (a) The owner, operator or employee of an establishment promptly notified the Police Department that a juvenile was present on the premises of the establishment during curfew hours and refused to leave; and/or (b) The owner, operator or employee reasonably and in good faith relied upon a juvenileÓs representations of proof of age. Proof of age may be established pursuant to M.S. § 340A.503, Subdivision 6, as may be amended, or other verifiable means, including but not limited to school identification cards and birth certificates. (F) Enforcement. Before taking any enforcement action under this section, a police officer shall ask the apparent offenderÓs age and reason for being in a public place. The officer shall not issue a citation or 246΋tğŭĻ