§ 11-141. Emergency curfew.

(a)

If in the opinion of a committee composed of the city manager, the chief of police, and the mayor, or any two (2) of them, an emergency should exist in the city by reason of influxes of population; overcrowded living conditions; the presence of numerous strangers and transients; transportation irregularities; noisy or riotous conduct to the disturbance of the public peace and tranquility; noisy or disorderly conduct in and upon any street or public place in the city; more than two (2) people engaging in or promoting, encouraging, aiding, or abetting a fight, riot, or noisy or disorderly proceeding on any street, public place, or private building or dwelling where persons residing in the vicinity are disturbed; or any other conduct that in the opinion of any two (2) members of the committee constitutes a disturbance of the public peace and tranquility of the city so as to become a menace to the preservation of the public peace, safety, health, morals and welfare; the committee may proclaim an emergency curfew.

(b)

Such curfew shall be in effect between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on that day and between the same hours on any following days that the committee shall include in its proclamation.

(c)

After an emergency curfew has been proclaimed as provided in this section and during the hours of its effectiveness, it shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in or about the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, other public grounds, public places, public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places.

(Code 1976, § 9-1003)