Article 1 — Curfew During Emergencies

For purposes of this chapter:

"Emergency" means an emergency, local emergency or state of emergency as those terms are defined in Section 2.32.020.

"Establishment" means any privately owned place of business operated for a profit to which the public is invited, including, but not limited to, any place of amusement or entertainment.

"Juvenile" means any person younger than 18 years of age.

"Parent" means a person who is the natural or adoptive parent of a person. The term includes a court appointed guardian or other person 18 years of age or older authorized by the parent, by a court order or by a court appointed guardian to have the care and custody of that juvenile.

"Public place" means any place to which the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks and the common areas of schools, hospitals, office buildings, transport facilities, shopping centers, malls, and other public grounds, public places, public buildings.

"Repeat curfew or daytime truancy violator" means any juvenile who:

1. Has been detained and taken into custody by City law enforcement personnel on more than one occasion in a 12-month period for violating either Section 7.08.110 or 7.08.120 of this chapter, and

2. Has been reprimanded by a court because said court finds that the juvenile violated either Section 7.08.110 or 7.08.120 of this chapter on more than one occasion in a 12-month period.

• (Ord. 560 § 3, 2019)

• A. When an emergency has been proclaimed in accordance with local or State law, or in the event no such proclamation has been made but there exists within any part of the City conditions of emergency, the City Manager may impose a curfew for up to 48 hours.

• B. Any curfew imposed under the authority of subsection A of this section must be limited to that area within the City wherein such conditions exist. The curfew may be extended only by a resolution of the City Council, in which event the curfew may be imposed for a length of time not to exceed the existence of the condition justifying the establishment of the curfew.

• (Ord. 560 § 3, 2019)

In the event a curfew is imposed or extended as set forth in Section 7.08.020, it is unlawful for any person to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or on the public streets, highways, avenues, alleys, parks, playgrounds or other public grounds, public places and public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots or other unsupervised places within the City where the curfew is in effect, during the hours designated by the Sheriff as curfew hours, unless authorized by the Sheriff.

(Ord. 560 § 3, 2019)