Northcliffe

CURFEW FOR MINORS

Mar 13, 2002

It shall be unlawful for any minor not in the company of his or her parent
to purposefully remain, walk, run, stand, drive, or ride about in or upon
any public place within the incorporated boundaries of the City between the
hours of 11:30 PM and 5:30 AM Sunday evening through Friday morning or the
hours between 1:00 AM and 5:30 AM on Saturday or Sunday mornings unless:

-the subject minor is accompanied by one or more of his parents
-the subject minor is accompanied by another person 18 years of age or older
with the approval of a parent of the subject minor
-the subject minor is engaged is a reasonably necessary response to a bona
fide emergency
-the subject minor is attending or going to or coming from a school,
government sponsored, or religious activity
-the subject minor is engaged in a lawful employment activity or is going
directly to or coming directly from lawful employment activity
-the subject minor is in a public place contiguous to the subject minor's
then-current residence or on a public place contiguous to a place where the
minor has permission from his or her parent to be or on the public place
contiguous to the property of a next-door neighbor not communicating any
objection thereto
-the subject minor is upon an errand directed or approved by his or her
parent
-the subject minor is in a motor vehicle involved in intrastate or
interstate transportation ort transportation for which passage through the
City's incorporated limits was the most direct route
-the subject minor is lawfully exercising his or her fundamental rights
(including without limitations, First Amendment rights) protected by the
United States Constitution and/or the Texas Constitution, including but not
limited to the free exercise of religion, speech, or assembly
-or subject minor is married or had been married or had disabilities of
minority removed in accordance with Chapter 31 of the Texas Family Code.