NELSONVILLE, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
§ 91.07 CURFEW OF MINORS.
(A) No child under the age of 16 years shall be upon the streets or sidewalks between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. of the following morning, except on Friday night and Saturday night, at which time the hour shall be 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. of the following morning, or for any child between the ages of 16 and 18 years of age to be upon the streets or sidewalks between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. of the following morning, except on Friday night and Saturday night at which time the hour shall be 11:30 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. the following morning, unless exempted under division (C) below.
(B) No parent or guardian of any child under the age of 16 years shall allow said child upon the streets or sidewalks between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. of the following morning, except on Friday night and Saturday night, at which time said hours shall be 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. the following morning, and no parent or guardian of any child between the ages of 16 and 18 years shall allow said child to be upon the streets or sidewalks between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. of the following morning, unless exempted under division (C) below.
(C) It is an exemption to a violation under this section that the person engaged in the prohibited conduct while:
(1) Accompanied by the minor’s parent or guardian;
(2) On an errand at the direction of the minor’s parent or guardian, 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 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;
(7) Attending an official school, religious or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor, or going to or returning home from, without any detour or stop, an official school, religious or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor;
(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) Married or had been married or had disabilities of minority removed in accordance with state law.
