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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 76 of 1993
(Curfew for Minors)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11.44.070 OF THE SALT LAKE
CITY CODE, RELATING TO CURFEW FOR MINORS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 11.44.070 of the Salt Lake City
Code, relating to curfew for minors, be, and the same hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
11.44.070 Curfew for minors.
A. It is unlawful for any minor under sixteen years of age
to remain or loiter on any of the sidewalks, streets, alleys or
public places in the city between eleven p.m. and five a.m. the
following morning.
B. It is unlawful for any minor under eighteen years of
age to remain or loiter on any of the sidewalks, streets, alleys
or public places in the city between one a.m. and five a.m. the
following morning.
C. It is unlawful for any parent, guardian or other person
having legal care and custody of any minor dealt with
respectively in subsections A and B of this section to knowingly
allow or permit any such minor to remain or loiter on any of the
sidewalks, streets, alleys or public places in the city, within
the times provided in subsections A and B, respective, of this
section, except as provided in subsection D of this section.
D. The provisions of subsections, A, B and C of this
section shall not apply where the minors dealt with respectively
in subsections A and B are:
1. Married;
2. Accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other adult
person having the care and custody of such minor;
3. Have, in the minor's possession, a written
authorization from the parent or guardian allowing the minor
to be out beyond curfew hours. The authorization must be
specifically drawn to describe the activity allowed and the
time allowed. If the minor is engaged in activities and/or
at times not allowed by the parental or guardian note this
exemption shall not apply and the officer shall confiscate
the note for evidence.
4. Returning home from, going to or being in
attendance at any religious or school function, organized
dance, theater, sports event or other such associational
activity; provided, however, that going to or from such
activity shall be by a direct route and within a reasonable
time of the commencement or termination of such event;
5. Engaged in legitimate employment and can produce
evidence of such employment;
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6. In a motor vehicle engaged in normal travel, while
traveling to, from or through the city on an interstate
trip; or
7. Within the immediate vicinity of such minor's
residence.
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Prior to charging a person for a violation of this section
an officer shall give the person or persons an opportunity to
give a reasonable credible account of their conduct and purposes
so that the person may show that an exemption in part D exists.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become
effective on the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
12th day of October , 1993.
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CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
Transmitted to the Mayor on October 14, 1993
Mayor's Action: X Approved. Vetoed.
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
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