§ 34-3. Prohibited conduct of minors – Nighttime curfew.

(a) Scope of section.

This section does not apply to a minor:

(1) accompanied by the minor's parent;

(2) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, or the right of assembly;

(3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;

(4) engaged in an employment activity or going to or returning home from an employment activity, without any detour or stop;

(5) involved in an emergency;

(6) on the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the Police Department about the minor's presence; or

(7) attending or, without any detour or stop, going to or returning from an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored by the City of Baltimore, a civic organization, or another similar entity that takes responsibility for the minor.

(b) Prohibited conduct – Minors less than 14 years old.

No minor less than 14 years of age may remain in or about any public place or any establishment between the hours of 9 p.m. on any day and 6 a.m. of the following day.

(1) From and including 12:01 a.m. on the Friday preceding Memorial Day each year through 12 midnight of the last Sunday of August each year, no minor at least 14, but less than 17, years of age may remain in or about any public place or any establishment between the hours of 11 p.m. on any day and 6 a.m. of the following day.

(2) For the remainder of the calendar year, no minor at least 14, but less than 17, years of age may remain in or about any public place or any establishment:

(i) between the hours of 11 p.m. on a Friday and 6:00 a.m. of the following Saturday;

(ii) between the hours of 11 p.m. on a Saturday and 6:00 a.m. of the following Sunday; or

(iii) between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the following day, on any other day of the week.