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Ordinance 1878 Page 2 K. "Emergency" means unforeseen circumstances or a situation that calls for immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited to, an automobile collision, fire, explosion, natural disaster or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or death. 10.08.020 Curfew: A. It is unlawful for any minor to remain in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the City during curfew hours. B. It is unlawful for any parent, guardian or responsible adult to knowingly permit a minor, or by insufficient control, allow the minor to remain in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the City during curfew hours. C. It is unlawful for any owner, operator or employee of an establishment to knowingly permit a minor to remain in or upon the premises of an establishment within the City during curfew hours. 10.08.030 Exceptions: A. Minors are exempt from this Chapter when: 1. The minor is accompanied by the minor's parent, guardian or responsible adult. 2. The minor is on an errand at the direction of the minor's parent, guardian or responsible adult, without delay or detour. 3. The minor is in a vehicle involved in interstate or intrastate travel. 4. The minor is engaged in employment, or going to or returning home from employment, without detour or delay. 5. The minor is involved in an emergency. 6. The minor is on the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence of a next door neighbor, and the neighbor has not complained to the police about the minor's presence, providing the minor is not otherwise violating the law. 7. The minor is attending an official school, religious or other adult- supervised recreational activity sponsored by the City, a civic organization or other such entity that takes responsibility for the safety of the minor, or when the minor is going to or returning home from such activity, without detour or delay. 8. The minor is exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution such as the flee exercise of religion, freedom of speech or the right of lawful assembly. 9. The minor is married or emancipated pursuant to law. B. The owner, operator or an employee of an establishment is exempt from prosecution under subsection 10.08.020C of this Chapter if he or she notified the police that a minor was present in violation of this Chapter and such minor refused to leave. 2