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CODE-City of LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Codified through Ord. No. 19,509, adopted March 21, 2006.
(Supplement No. 50)

ARTICLE II. CURFEW*

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*Editor's note: Ord. No. 16,564, §§ 1--10, adopted January 4, 1994, amended Art. II to read as herein set out in §§ 17.5-21--17.5-27. Prior to inclusion of said ordinance, §§ 17.5-21--17.5-30 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 16,219, §§ 1--10, adopted May 19, 1992.

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Sec. 17.5-21. Short title.
This article shall be known as the Minor Curfew Ordinance.
(Ord. No. 16,564, § 2, 1-4-94)

Sec. 17.5-22. Findings and purpose.
The board of directors of the city finds that special circumstances exist within the city that call for the special regulation of minors within the city in order to protect them from each other and from other persons on the street during the nocturnal hours and during normal school hours, whether public, private or home schooling, to aid in crime prevention, to promote parental supervision and authority over minors and to decrease nocturnal crime rates and crime rates during school hours.
(Ord. No. 16,564, § 3, 1-4-94; Ord. No. 16,825, § 1, 1-3-95)

Sec. 17.5-23. Definitions.
For purposes of the Minor Curfew Ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings [ascribed to them by this section]:
(a) City is the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Emancipated minor means a minor who no longer has a parent-child relationship as a result of marriage, or as a result of being recognized as an adult by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) Legitimate parentally approved errand means a minor performing a necessary task at the direction of the minor's parent, and that the nonperformance of the errand, or delay of performance until after curfew hours have abated, would result in injury or undue hardship.
(d) Minor is any unemancipated or unmarried person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
(e) Parent is any person having legal custody of a minor (i) as a natural parent, (ii) as an adoptive parent, (iii) as a legal guardian, (iv) as a person to whom legal custody has been given by order of the court.
(f) Public place means a publicly or privately owned place to which the public or substantial numbers of people have access. A public place does not include the residence of a minor or, the residence of a minor's parent or a responsible adult.
(g) Responsible adult means a person at least twenty-one (21) years of age to whom a parent has expressly given permission to accompany a minor.
(Ord. No. 16,564, § 4, 1-4-94)

Sec. 17.5-24. Curfew for minors.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any minor to be upon the streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, public places and vacant lots, or to ride in or upon, drive or otherwise operate or be a passenger of any automobile, bicycle, or other vehicle in, upon, over or through the streets, or other public places between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, or 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m., Friday and Saturday.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any minor to be upon the streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, public places and vacant lots, or to ride in or upon, drive or otherwise operate or be a passenger of any automobile, bicycle, or other vehicle in, upon, over or through the streets, or other public places:
(1) Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., when the public schools are in session; or
(2) If the hours in subsection (1) are different from the hours of a regular school day at the school where the minor is registered to attend, the time between the normal start time and normal dismissal time for students at the school where the minor is registered to attend.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any parent to permit a minor to be upon the streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, public places and vacant lots, or to ride in or upon, drive or otherwise operate, a vehicle in, upon, over or through the streets, or other public places as set forth in subsections (a) or (b). The fact that a minor is in violation of the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) hereinabove, without a defense as set forth in section 17.5-25, shall create a rebuttable presumption that a parent is in violation of this subsection.
(Ord. No. 16,564, § 5, 1-4-94; Ord. No. 16,825, § 2, 1-3-95; Ord. No. 18,629, § 1, 1-2-02)

Sec. 17.5-25. Exceptions to curfew.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17.5-24, the Minor Curfew Ordinance does not apply:
(1) At any time a minor that is accompanied by a parent, or by a responsible adult authorized by a parent to take the parent's place to accompany the minor for a designated period of time and purpose within a specified area.
(2) If the minor is employed, for a period of time forty-five (45) minutes after work, provided that circumstances suggest the minor is returning from work to a place of residence.
(3) When a minor is returning home from an activity that is supervised by adults and sponsored by the city, a civic organization, a public or private school, or any entity that takes responsibility for the minor, provided that the activity has not concluded for more than forty-five (45) minutes.
(4) At any time the minor is on a legitimate parentally approved errand.
(5) At any time the minor is on a trip in interstate commerce.
(6) At any time the minor is required to leave a residence because of an emergency.
(7) At any time the minor is engaged in an activity that is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or the freedom of speech, religion or expression provisions in Article II of the Arkansas Constitution.
(b) If a minor being questioned about the possible violation of the Minor Curfew Ordinance provides a law enforcement officer with sufficient reason to believe that the minor is entitled to an exemption under subsection (a) above, the law enforcement officer shall take no more enforcement actions under this article, provided the officer may make a report of the minor's identity, the exemption claimed, and other necessary information to note the possible violation of this article.
(Ord. No. 16,564, § 6, 1-4-94)

Sec. 17.5-26. Penalties and law enforcement.
(a) A minor found to be in violation of this article shall be subject to penalties provided in section 1-9 of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Revised Code of Ordinances, or to such other disposition including suspension, probation, or conditions for suspension for probation, as determined by the judge of the district court in accordance with Arkansas law.
(b) A parent of a minor charged with violation of this article may be notified of such violation and required to appear before the district court for any hearing which involves the minor.
(c) At the discretion of the law enforcement officer, any minor arrested or cited for violation of the Minor Curfew Ordinance may be released to immediately return home or to school, may be escorted to their home or school, or may be taken into custody and delivered to an appropriate location, or juvenile authority, to be held until a parent can be located to take custody of the minor.
(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude a law enforcement officer from taking any or all appropriate actions for a minor's violation of any other local or state law.
(Ord. No. 16,564, § 7, 1-4-94; Ord. No. 16,602, § 1, 2-15-94; Ord. No. 18,548, § 1, 8-21-01)

Sec. 17.5-27. Curfew for minors driving vehicles.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any minor to operate, or be in actual physical control, of a motor vehicle upon the streets, public places, or private drives, within the city between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, or 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Pursuant to this provision no minor shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this article. In addition to any other criminal or traffic penalties that may be imposed, or any other actions available under section 17.5-26(c) of this article, unless a minor has a defense available to it under section 17.5-25 of this article, a law enforcement officer with sufficient reason to believe that a minor has violated the provisions of this article shall attempt to contact the registered owner of the motor vehicle operated by the minor for purposes of having the registered owner retrieve the vehicle. If no contact can be made, or if the registered owner refuses to immediately come and retrieve the vehicle, the officer may take any necessary action to protect the vehicle including having the vehicle impounded at a facility selected by the city. Any such impoundment shall be at the sole expense of the registered owner.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any parent to permit a minor to operate a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this article. In addition to any other criminal or traffic penalties that may be imposed, unless a minor has a defense available to it under section 17.5-25 of this article, a law enforcement officer with sufficient reason to believe that a minor has violated the provisions of this article may take any action set forth in section 17.5-26(c) of this article. The fact that a minor is in violationof the provisions of subsection (a) hereinabove, without a defense as set forth in section 17.5-25 of this article, shall create a rebuttal presumption that the parent is in violation of this subsection.
(Ord. No. 16,602, § 2, 2-15-94)

Sec. 17.5-28. Defense from school-hour curfew violation.
With respect to the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday only, it is a defense that the public or private school which the minor attends was not in session, that the minor is being home schooled in accordance with Arkansas law and a recess has been declared by the home school teacher, that the minor is a high school graduate or has an equivalent certification, or that the minor is on an excused absence from his or her place of schooling, provided that a disciplinary suspension or expulsion is not deemed an excused absence for the purposes of this article.
(Ord. No. 16,825, § 3, 1-3-95)
Editor's note: Ord. No. 16,825, § 1, adopted January 3, 1995, did not specifically amend the Code; hence, inclusion herein as § 17.5-28 was at the discretion of the editor.
Secs. 17.5-29--17.5-40. Reserved.

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