Curfew Reminder for the Village of Marquette

The Village of Marquette has adopted the Curfew Statute for the County of Green Lake Wisconsin (Chapter 168 Article II), is as follows:

Child means a person who is less than 18 years of age.

Curfew period means and includes the hours from 11:00 p.m.—5:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday for the period beginning the day after Memorial Day through Labor Day of each year; from 10:00 p.m.—5:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday for the period beginning the day after Labor Day through Memorial Day of each year; and from 12:00 midnight to 5:00 a.m. for all Fridays and Saturdays throughout the year.

(b)

Established. No child shall be or remain in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, sidewalks and parks, public buildings, establishments, vacant lots or any public place in the city, either on foot or in or upon any operated or parked conveyance during the curfew period, unless such child is accompanied by the his parents, step parents, legal guardian or other adult family member or person having legal custody of the child.

(c)

Exceptions. The following shall constitute exceptions to the curfew as set forth in this section:

(1)

Emergency. The presence of the child is necessitated by an emergency situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy, and the prompt summoning or rendering of aid is essential.

(2)

Employment. The presence of the child is in the course of the child’s employment duties during working hours or for travel incidental to such employment.

(3)

Associational activity. The child is present while traveling directly home from an associational activity.

(4)

Interstate travel. The presence of the child is necessitated by and while actually engaged in interstate travel.

(d)

Parental/guardian responsibility. It shall be a violation of this section for the parent, step parent or legal guardian of a child to permit, whether knowingly or otherwise, or to force the child to violate the provisions of this section.

(e)

Enforcement. A law enforcement officer having probable cause to believe that a child is in violation of the provisions of this section may detain the child, counsel or issue a warning or summons as may be appropriate, and shall make every effort to immediately release the child to the child’s parent, legal guardian or other adult person having the care, custody or control of the child. If the parent, legal guardian or other adult person having the care, custody or control of such child is unavailable, unwilling or unable to provide supervision for the child, a law enforcement officer may release the child to a responsible adult, and verbally counsel or issue a warning or summons as may be appropriate. In the case of a child 15 years of age or older, the law enforcement officer may release the child without immediate adult supervision, and counsel or issue a warning or summons to the child as may be appropriate.

(f)

Effect on other sanctions. The enactment of this section is not intended in any way to repeal or otherwise modify other provisions of this Code.

(g)

Violation; penalties. Each child convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a forfeiture of not less than $25.00 and/or loss of driving privileges as provided by applicable law. Each adult convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a forfeiture of not less than $50.00, nor more than $500.00, except for a second conviction within a 12-month period the minimum forfeiture shall be $75.00; for a third conviction within a 12-month period the minimum forfeiture shall be $100.00; for a fourth or subsequent violation within a 12-month period the minimum forfeiture shall be $150.00; and in default of payment thereof, by the loss of driving privileges or another penalty as provided by applicable law.