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The provision of this Chapter shall not apply to any circumstance in which the minor is:

1. Accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other responsible adult having care and custody of such minor.

2. Engaged in a legitimate trade, employment or occupation which requires the minor's presence in or on the sidewalks, streets, alley or public places while working at or traveling to or from such employment.

3. Engaged on an emergency errand, and/or an errand directed by the minor's parent, guardian or the responsible person having care and custody.

4. In a motor vehicle engaged in normal interstate travel beginning in, traveling to or ending in the city.

5. Attending or engaged in traveling between the minor's home or place of residence and a place where any religious, social, entertainment, sporting, political, library, or school function is occurring.

6. Within the boundaries of the minor's place of residence.

7. When authorized by special permit from the Chief of Police carried on the person of the juvenile, the juvenile is thus authorized as follows: when necessary night time activities of a juvenile may be inadequately provided for by other provisions of this Ordinance, then recourse may be had to the Chief of Police for a special permit as the circumstances warrant by a written application signed by the juvenile and by a parent of the juvenile, if feasible, stating (1) the name, age, and address of the juvenile (2) the name, address, and telephone number of parent thereof (3) the height, weight, sex, color of eyes and hair, and other physical characteristics of the juvenile (4) the necessity that requires the juvenile to remain upon a public place during the curfew hours otherwise applicable (5) the public place, and (6) the beginning and ending of the period of time involved by date and hour, then the Chief of Police may grant a permit in writing for the juvenile's use of a public place at such hours as in the opinion of the Chief of Police may reasonably be necessary and consistent with the purposes of this Ordinance. In an emergency this may be handled by telephone or other effective communication, with a corresponding record being made contemporaneously to the Chief of Police or the person designated to act on behalf of the Chief of Police in an emergency, at the police station. (Ord. 2000-4, repealed and replaced, 2000)