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i AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH CURFEW HOURS FOR MINORS UNDER CERTAIN AGES, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS THERETO AND TO ESTABLISH THE • RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CURFEW BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville: SECTION 1. CURFEW FOR MINORS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE - HOURS OF CURFEW. (a) Except as provided in section 4, it shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen years to drive, ride in or occupy any motor vehicle, on any public street or highway, or any other public property or public place, or on any private property not owned by or under the control of such person or his parent, guardian or other adult having the care of custody of such person, between the hours of 1:00 a.m, and 5:00 a.m. (b) Except as provided in section 4, it shall be unlawful for any person under the age of fifteen years to be in or upon the streets or public parks of the city, or on any other public property or public place, or on any private property not owned by or under the control of such person or his parent, guardian or other adult having the care or custody of such person, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. • SECTION 2. SAME - RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF VEHICLES. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to knowingly permit a violation of section 1(a). SECTION 3. SAME - RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS, GUARDIANS, ETC. It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other adult having the care or custody of any person under the age of eighteen years to permit any such person to violate any of the provisions of section 1(a) or section 1(b). SECTION 4. SAME - EXCEPTIONS. The provisions of section 1 shall not apply to any person under eighteen years of age who is accompanied by his parent, guardian or other adult having the care or custody of such person, or when such person under eighteen years of age is upon legitimate business approved by written permission of his parent, guardian or other adult having the care or custody of such person. • SECTION 5. SAME - PENALTY. Violation of any of the foregoing sections shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in section 1-5 of the City Code.