1. LOUIS, MISSOURI
St. Louis City Revised Code Chapter 15.110

  1. "Juvenile" or "minor" is any person under the age of (17) seventeen.
  2. "Parent" is any natural or adopted parent, any person having legal custody of a juvenile, or an adult that has assumed responsible custody and control of said juvenile.
  3. "Remain" means to stay behind, to tarry and to stay unnecessarily upon the streets, alleys, rights-of-way or similar places.
  4. "Knowingly" shall be defined as knowledge which a parent should reasonably be expected to have concerning the whereabouts of a juvenile. (Ord. 63784 § 2, 1996.)
  5. 110.020 Curfew for juveniles
It shall be unlawful for any juvenile to be or remain in or upon the streets, alleys, rights-of-way or similar places within the City of St. Louis at night during the period ending at 5:00 a.m. and beginning at 11:59 p.m. on Friday and Saturday Night and at 11:00 p.m. on all other nights, except as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 63784 § 3, 1996.)
  1. 110.030. Exemptions to curfew restrictions
  2. When accompanied by parent of such juvenile; when accompanied by a person over the age of twenty-one authorized by a parent.
  3. When juvenile is on the sidewalk of a place where such juvenile resides, or on the sidewalk of either next door neighbor not communicating an objection to the police.
  4. When returning home, by a direct route from (and within one hour after the termination of) a school or city sponsored activity, or an activity of a religious or other association, or place of employment. (Ord. 63784 § 4, 1996.)
  5. 110.040. Parental responsibility
It shall be unlawful for a parent after receiving a written warning notice pursuant to Section 15.110.050 of this chapter to knowingly permit a juvenile to remain upon any city street, alley, right-of-way, or similar place under circumstances not constituting an exception to, or otherwise beyond the scope of, this chapter. (Ord. 63784 § 5, 1996.)
  1. 110.050. Enforcement procedure
If a police officer reasonably believes that a juvenile is on the streets in violation of the curfew ordinance, the officer shall notify the juvenile that he or she is in violation of the ordinance and shall require the juvenile to provide his or her name, address and telephone number and how to contact his or her parent. In determining the age of the juvenile and in the absence of convincing evidence such as a birth certificate or driver's license, or permit, a police officer on the street shall use his/her best judgment in determining age. If the police determine that a person is in violation of this ordinance he shall take the juvenile to the police station or other appropriate holding facility where a parent shall immediately be notified to come for the juvenile whereupon they shall be questioned, and a written warning notice shall be issued to both the juvenile and the parent or parents, and the Division of Family Services. However, this does not preclude a police officer, using his discretion, from transporting said juvenile to his home. (Ord. 63784 § 6, 1996).
  1. 110.060. Violation by parent
The parent(s) of the juvenile shall have violated this chapter if, within twelve (12) months after receipt of a written warning notice pursuant to Section 15.110.050, a second curfew violation against the same juvenile is issued. (Ord. 63784 § 7, 1996.)
  1. 110.070. Penalty for violation
Upon conviction for a violation of this chapter, punishment shall be imposed by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided further, the sentencing court may suspend imposition of judgment or sentence upon parole for the successful performance of supervised community public service of not less than twenty (20) hours. (Ord. 63784 § 8, 1996.)
  1. 110.080. Parents required to pick up juvenile
  2. No parent(s) of a person under the age of seventeen (17), who is being held by the police department for violating curfew, shall fail or refuse to pick up said juvenile within a reasonable time upon being notified by the police department of said curfew violation. For purposes of this section the term reasonable time shall be at least forty-five (45) minutes.
  3. For purposes of this section, "parent" is any natural or adopted parent, any person having legal custody of a juvenile.
  4. Penalty. Upon conviction of any violation of this section punishment shall be imposed by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided further, the sentencing court may suspend imposition of judgment or sentence upon parole for the successful performance of supervised community public service of not less than forty (40) hours. (Ord. 63785 §§ 1-3, 1996.)
  5. 110.090. Sale of consumer products to juveniles
  6. For purposes of this section the following definitions shall apply:
  7. The term "adult" shall mean any person eighteen years of age or older.
  8. The term "consumer product" shall mean any product which is used or bought for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
  9. It shall be unlawful for any merchant within the City of St. Louis to give, barter, sell, cause to be sold, or furnish any consumer product, to any person under seventeen (17) years of age between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11:59 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday, unless said person is accompanied by a parent, any person having legal custody of the juvenile, or an adult in the extended family of the juvenile that has assumed responsible custody and control of the juvenile.
  10. Penalty.
  11. Every person who shall be convicted of any violation of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
  12. For any subsequent conviction of this section, the judge shall require a fine of no less than five hundred dollars ($500.00). (Ord. 63799 §§ 2-4, 1996.)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Title 10. PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Chapter 10.54. CURFEW
  1. 54.010. Hours designated
(A) It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of eighteen years, without being on any lawful business or engaged in any lawful occupation, not accompanied by one of his parents or his guardian, or other adult person having legal care, custody and control of said child, to loiter, idle, wander or stroll or be upon, in or about any of the public streets, avenues, alleys or other public places in the City at any time between the hours of ten p.m., Sunday through Thursday and five a.m. of the succeeding day, and between the hours of twelve midnight on Friday and Saturday and five a.m. of the succeeding day; provided, however, the Sheriff of the Metropolitan Police Department or his designee shall be empowered to extend the curfew on special occasions to such hour as shall be designated by him.
(B) On all school holidays and during the days of summer vacation, said curfew shall be between the hours of twelve midnight and five a.m. for all citizens under the age of eighteen years.
(Ord. 1878 § 2, 1977: Ord. 1535 § 1, 1971: Ord. 1456 § 1, 1970: Ord. 1348 § 1, 1968: Ord. 1190 § 10, 1965: Ord. 553 § 1, 1953: Ord. 359 § 1, 1948: prior code § 6-8-6)
  1. 54.020. Allowing or permitting violation
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or other person having legal care, custody and control of any child under the age of eighteen years to allow or permit such child or ward to loiter, idle, wander or stroll or be upon, in or about any of the public streets, avenues, alleys, or other public places in the City not accompanied by such parent, guardian or other person having legal care, custody and control of such child, at any time between the hours of ten p.m., Sunday through Thursday, both inclusive, and five a.m. on the succeeding day, official City time, unless the curfew for such date has been extended by the Sheriff of the Metropolitan Police Department or his designee in accordance with Section 10.54.010.
(Ord. 1878 § 3, 1977: Ord. 1190 § 11, 1965: Ord. 553 § 2, 1953: Ord. 359 § 2, 1948: prior code § 6-8-7)
  1. 54.030. Enforcement
(A) Any peace officer finding or observing any child over the age of twelve years and under the age of eighteen years, not accompanied by its parent, guardian or other adult person having legal custody and control of said child, loitering, idling, wandering, strolling or being upon, in or about any public streets, avenues, alleys or other public places in the City, contrary to or in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, shall take said child to the Clark County Juvenile Home. The peace officer shall immediately thereafter make a full and complete report in writing in duplicate of said violation, transmitting one copy to the office of the Juvenile Probation Officer, Clark County, and another copy to the Juvenile Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court in and for Clark County, Nevada.
(B) Any peace officer finding or observing any child under the age of twelve years, not accompanied by its parent, guardian or other adult person having legal custody and control of such child, loitering, idling, wandering, strolling, or being upon, in or about any public streets, avenues, alleys or other public places in the City, contrary to or in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, shall take the child to the home or place of abode of its parents or guardian, or in the event, after the exercise of due diligence the parent or guardian of the minor child cannot be located, then said officer shall take said child to the Clark County Juvenile Home. The peace officer shall immediately thereafter make a full and complete report in writing, in duplicate, of said violation, transmitting one copy to the office of the Juvenile Probation Officer, Clark County, and another copy to the Juvenile Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court in and for Clark County, Nevada.
(Ord. 553 § 3, 1953: Ord. 359 § 3, 1948: prior code § 6-8-8)

RENO, NEVADA
MUNICIPAL CODE City of RENO, NEVADA Codified through Ord. No. 5034, enacted August 17, 1999. (Supplement No. 1999)
PART 2 RENO MUNICIPAL CODE
Title 8 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
CHAPTER 8.16. OFFENSES PERTAINING TO MINORS
Sec. 8.16.010. Curfew
(1) There has been an increase in juvenile violence, juvenile and crime by persons under the age of 18 in the City of Reno;
(2) Persons under the age of 18 are particularly susceptible by their lack of maturity and experience in participate in unlawful and gang-related activities;
(3) Persons under the age of 18 are particularly vulnerable by their lack of maturity and experience to being victimized by older perpetrators of crimes;
(4) The downtown corridor is geographically the largest concentration of businesses providing gaming, alcohol and adult entertainment in the city, participation in which is prohibited to minors, thus requiring additional regulation in that area;
(5) The City of Reno has an obligation to provide for the protection of minors from each other and from other persons, for the enforcement of parental control over and responsibility for children, for the protection of the general public, and for the reduction of the incidence of juvenile criminal activities;
(6) A curfew for those under the age of 18 will be in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare and will help to attain the foregoing objectives and to diminish the undesirable impact of such conduct on the citizens of and visitors to the City of Reno.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, it is unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 to be in or upon any public street, sidewalk, highway, park, vacant lot or other public place between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m.
(c) It is unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 to be in or on the streets of the downtown corridor between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the succeeding day. The downtown corridor consists of that area inside the following specified boundaries beginning at the outside curb line of all designated streets:
(1) North Boundary: I80 from North Arlington to Lake Street;

(2) South Boundary: Liberty Street from South Arlington Avenue to Sinclair Street;
(3) West Boundary: Arlington Avenue from I80 to Liberty Street, to include Wingfield Park West and Barbara Bennett Park; and
(4) East Boundary: Lake Street from I80 to Pine, Sinclair from Pine to Liberty Street.
(d) Exceptions. It is an exception to the operation of the curfew that the minor is:
(1) Accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian;
(2) On an errand as directed by the minor's parent or guardian, without any detour or stop;
(3) Engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;
(4) Attending a meeting or place of public entertainment, such as a movie, play or sporting event, or a school, social or religious activity; or going to or returning home therefrom, without any detour or stop;
(5) In a motor vehicle engaged in interstate travel;
(6) Involved in an emergency;
(7) On the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the police department about the minor's presence;
(8) Exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or;
(9) Is married or has been judicially emancipated in accordance with Chapter 129 of Nevada Revised Statutes.
(e) Permitting violation by child unlawful. It is unlawful for any parent, guardian, or other person having legal care, custody, or control of any minor under the age of 18 to allow or permit such minor to be in or upon any place in violation of this section.
(f) Enforcement. Before taking any enforcement action under this section, a peace officer shall ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being in the public place. The officer shall not issue a citation or make an arrest under this section unless the officer reasonably believes that an offense has occurred and that, based on any response and other circumstances, no exception in subsection (d) is applicable. Any peace officer who reasonably believes that a violation of this section has occurred may cite the minor for such violation and release the minor into the custody of the minor's parent or guardian, release the minor, or take the minor into custody for the purpose of placing the minor into a juvenile detention facility.
(g) Penalty. A person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Code 1966, § 11.12.310; Ord. No. 4599, §§ 1, 2, 3-12-96; Ord. No. 4655, § 1, 7-9-96; Ord. No. 4776, § 1, 7-22-97)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA CITY MUNICIPAL CODE 1999 Codified through Ord. No. 21343, adopted October 26, 1999. (Supplement No. 1, Update 2)
Chapter 30 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND OFFENSES*
ARTICLE XV. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PUBLIC*
§ 30-422. Purpose and intent
The public purpose of this ordinance is to protect juveniles from nocturnal dangers, enhance parental supervision and responsibility for juveniles and protect the public at large.
(Ord. No. 20169, § 1(30-321.1), 6-21-94)
§ 30-423. Definitions
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) Curfew hours means:
  1. 12:01 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday; and
  2. 1:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday.
(11) Knowingly permit means the parent, other responsible adult and/or operator as defined herein is aware of the fact the juvenile is in violation of the curfew hours or that said person by exercise of reasonable care would have known that the juvenile is in violation of the curfew hours.
(Ord. No. 20169, § 1(30-322.1), 6-21-94)
§ 30-424. Offenses
(a) A juvenile commits an offense if he/she remains in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the corporate city limits of the City of Oklahoma City during curfew hours.
(b) A parent and/or other responsible adult of a juvenile commits an offense if:
(1) he/she knowingly permits or allows, the juvenile to remain in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the corporate city limits of the City during curfew hours; and
(2) the parent and/or other responsible adult of a juvenile has twice previously acted within any consecutive six-month period so as to knowingly permit or allow said juvenile to remain in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the corporate city limits of the City during curfew hours. Every subsequent violation thereof will constitute a separate violation.
(c) The owner, operator, or any employee of an establishment commits an offense if he knowingly permits or allows a juvenile to remain upon the premises of the establishment during curfew hours.
(Ord. No. 20169, § 1(30-323.1), 6-21-94)
§ 30-425. Defenses
(a) It is a defense to prosecution under § 30-424 that the juvenile was at the time in question:
(1) accompanied by the juvenile's parent or responsible adult;
(2) on an errand at the direction of the juvenile's parent or responsible adult, without any detour or stop;
(3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;

(4) engaged in an employment activity, or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;
(5) involved in an emergency;
(6) on the sidewalk abutting the juvenile's residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the police department about the juvenile's presence;
(7) attending, going to or returning home, without any detour or stop, from an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults or an event sponsored by the City of Oklahoma City, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the juvenile;
(8) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly or other rights protected by the United States or the Oklahoma Constitution; or
(9) married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with state law.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under § 30-424(c) that 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.
(Ord. No. 20169, § 1(30-324.1), 6-21-94)
§ 30-426. Enforcement
Before taking any enforcement action under this section, a police officer shall ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being in the public place. The officer shall not issue a citation or make an arrest under this section unless the officer reasonably believes that an offense has occurred and that based on any response and other circumstances, no defense in § 30-425 is present.
Absent an interlocal agreement with the district court for the municipal court to exercise jurisdiction over juveniles under 18 years of age under § 30-424 pursuant to 10 O.S. § 1102(E) as amended by H.B. 2640 of the 1994 Regular Session of the Oklahoma Legislature, the municipal court must refer all alleged juvenile violations to the Juvenile Bureau of the District Attorney's Office.
(Ord. No. 20169, § 1(30-325.1), 6-21-94)
§ 30-427. Penalties
(a) A person who violates a provision of this article is guilty of a separate class "a" offense for each day or part of a day during which the violation is committed, continued, or permitted. Each offense, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00, plus costs. The court may require community service work prescribed by the court in lieu of a fine if the product of multiplying the number of minimum hours of community service work by the prevailing wage does not result in a number which exceeds the maximum fine authorized by law.
(b) The municipal court's jurisdiction over a juvenile who violates § 30-424 of this article shall be expressly subject to Title 10 O.S., as amended by H.B. 2640 of the 1994 Regular Session of the Oklahoma Legislature.
(Ord. No. 20169, § 1(30-326.1), 6-21-94; Ord. No. 20511, § 1, 1-16-96)

PORTLAND, OREGON
Title 14 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Chapter 14.28 MINORS
  1. 28.010. Curfew
It is unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to be in or upon any street, park or other public place between the hours specified in this Section, unless such minor is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person 21 years of age or over and authorized by the parent or by the law to have care and custody of the minor, or unless such minor is then engaged in a school activity or lawful employment that makes it necessary to be in or upon such street, park, or other public place during the hours specified in this Section. For minors under the age of 14 years who have not begun high school, the curfew is between 9:15 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the following morning, except that on any day immediately preceding a day for which no public school is scheduled in the City, the curfew is between 10:15 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the following morning. For children 14 years of age or older who have begun high school, the curfew is between 10:15 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the following morning, except that on any day immediately preceding a day for which no public school is scheduled in the City, the curfew is between 12 midnight and 6 a.m. of the following morning.





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