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A. Definitions:

1. Juvenile is any person who has not yet attained the age of eighteen (18) years.

2. Parent is any natural or adoptive parent of a juvenile.

3. Guardian is any person, other than a parent, who has legal guardianship of the person of a juvenile.

4. Custodian is any person, not a juvenile, who is in loco parentis to a juvenile.

B. It shall be unlawful for any juvenile, prior to his/her sixteenth birthday, to be, remain, loiter or cruise in any vehicle in, about or upon any place in the town away from his/her dwelling, house or usual place of abode between the hours of ten p.m. and five a.m.

C. It shall be unlawful for any juvenile, on or after his/her sixteenth birthday, but prior to his/her eighteenth birthday, to be, remain, loiter or cruise in any vehicle in, about or upon any place in the town away from his/her dwelling, house or usual place of abode between the hours of twelve midnight and five a.m.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any juvenile when accompanied by a parent, guardian or custodian, or when lawfully married, or when on an emergency errand, or when it is reasonable, legitimate and specific business or activity directed or permitted by a parent, guardian or custodian.

E. It shall be unlawful for the parent, guardian, or custodian of any juvenile to permit the juvenile to remain, loiter or cruise in any vehicle, in, about or upon any place in the town away from the dwelling, house or usual place of abode of the juvenile in violation of this section.

F. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. ((O)96-17, )