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An Ordinance amending Section 14-37 of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government relating to curfew for minors, amending the definitions of "minor", "remain", and "allow"; amending the curfew time to 12:00 a.m. for all days; and deleting exceptions for reasonable necessity, sidewalk adjacent to residence, inside a motor vehicle, and homeless youth. [Council Office, Maynard]
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN
COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 14-37 of Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances
be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
(1) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(a) Minor. Any person under the age of eighteen (18) or as May be otherwise phrased, any person of the age of seventeen (17) and under.
(b) Parent. Any person having legal custody of a minor.
i. As a natural or adoptive parent; or
ii. As a legal guardian; or
iii. As a person who stands in loco parentis; or
iv. As a person whom legal custody has been given by order of court.
(c) Remain. To stay behind, tarry, linger, congregate, move about, wander, stroll, or stay unnecessarily.
(d) Allow. Either permit or neglect to prevent. It requires actual or constructive knowledge on the part of the parent, that is the parent must actually know about the minor is violating this section, or the circumstances must be such that reasonably prudent parent should have known the minor was violating this section.
(2) (a) It shall be unlawful for a minor to be or remain in or upon any public assembly, building, place, street, or highway within the county between times of 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any parent of a minor to allow such minor to be or remain in or upon a public assembly, building, place, street, or highway in the county under circumstances not constituting an e...
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