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• • QR BK 3738 PG 131 E. 3 of 4 of 11:00 p.m., and 5:00 a.m. of the following day, Sunday through Thursday, except in the case of a legal holiday. 1 (b). A minor may not be or remain in a public place or establishment between the hours of 12:01 a.m., and 6:00 a.m., on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. 2. A minor who has been suspended or expelled from School may not be or remain in a public place,in any establishment,or within 1,000 feet of a school during the hours of 9:00 a.m., to 2:00 p.m., during any school day. 3. A minor who violates this section shall receive a written warning for his first Violation. A minor who violates the section after having received a iirior written warning .s'gUiit}' of a Class IV civil infraction, pursuant to the City of Zephyrhills Uniform Fine Schedule. 4. If a minor violates a curfew and is taken into custody,the minor shall be transported to a police station or to a facility operated by a religious, charitable, or civic organization that conducts a curfew program in cooperation with a local law enforcement agency. After recording pertinent information about the minor, the law enforcement agency shall attempt to contact the parent of the minor and, if successful, shall request that the parent take custody of the minor and shall release the minor to the parent. If the law enforcement agency is not able to contact the minor's parent within two (2) hours after the minor is taken into custody, or if the parent refuses to take custody of the minor, the law enforcement agency may transport the minor to his residence or proceed as authorized under Part 3 of Chapter 39,Florida Statutes. SECTION 5. Legal Duty of Parent: Penal - :katito r that the minor t. The 13ar1 Y1: ofa iiil€ii has a legal arid Yi J�1 J t J ti: iiJ� does not violate Section 4 (1) of this Ordinance. 2. The parent of a minor has a legal duty and responsibility to personally supervise, or arrange for a responsible adult to supervise the minor, so that the minor does not violate Section 4 (2) of this Ordinance. _ 3. The parent of a minor who knowingly permits the miuor to violate this:Ordinance shall receive a written warning for a first violation. A parent who knowingly permits the minor to violate Section 4 of this Ordinance after having received a prior written warning-is gguilty of a Class IV civil infraction, pursuant to the City of Zephyrhills Uniform Fine Schedule. SECTION 6. Exemptions: The provisions of Section 4 above•dpes not apply to a minor who is: 1. Accompanied by his parent or by another adult author ed by the minor's parent to have custody of the minor.. .. - • 2. Involved in an emergency or engaged, with his parent's permission, ii,i an erne ericy errand. - 3. Attending or traveling directly to or from an activity that invo`1ves`rthe exercise of rights protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. 4. Going directly to or returning directly from lawful employment,or who is in a public place or establishment in connection with, or as required by a business, trade, profession, or