CHAPTER 3. CURFEW VIOLATIONS
IC 31-37-3
Chapter 3. Curfew Violations
IC 31-37-3-1
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.79-2001, SEC.4.)
IC 31-37-3-2
Children 15 through 17 years of age; requirements for detention or
custody
Sec. 2. (a) It is a curfew violation for a child fifteen (15), sixteen
(16), or seventeen (17) years of age to be in a public place:
(1) between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday;
(2) after 11 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or
Thursday; or
(3) before 5 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
or Friday.
(b) A law enforcement officer may not detain a child or take a
child into custody based on a violation of this section unless the law
enforcement officer, after making a reasonable determination and
considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably
believes that:
(1) the child has violated this section; and
(2) there is no legal defense to the violation.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.87-2004, SEC.1.
IC 31-37-3-3
Children less than 15 years of age; requirements for detention or
custody
Sec. 3. (a) It is a curfew violation for a child less than fifteen (15)
years of age to be in a public place after 11 p.m. or before 5 a.m. on
any day.
(b) A law enforcement officer may not detain a child or take a
child into custody based on a violation of this section unless the law
enforcement officer, after making a reasonable determination and
considering the facts and surrounding circumstances, reasonably
believes that:
(1) the child has violated this section; and
(2) there is no legal defense to the violation.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.87-2004, SEC.2.
IC 31-37-3-3.5
Defenses
Sec. 3.5. (a) It is a defense to a violation under this chapter that
the child was emancipated:
(1) under IC 31-37-19-27 or IC 31-6-4-15.7 (before its repeal);
(2) by virtue of having married; or
(3) in accordance with the laws of another state or jurisdiction;
at the time that the child engaged in the prohibited conduct.
(b) It is a defense to a violation under this chapter that the child
engaged in the prohibited conduct while:
(1) accompanied by the child's parent, guardian, or custodian;
(2) accompanied by an adult specified by the child's parent,
guardian, or custodian;
(3) participating in, going to, or returning from:
(A) lawful employment;
(B) a school sanctioned activity;
(C) a religious event;
(D) an emergency involving the protection of a person or
property from an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or
substantial damage;
(E) an activity involving the exercise of the child's rights
protected under the First Amendment to the United States
Constitution or Article 1, Section 31 of the Constitution of
the State of Indiana, or both, such as freedom of speech and
the right of assembly; or
(F) an activity conducted by a nonprofit or governmental
entity that provides recreation, education, training, or other
care under the supervision of one (1) or more adults;
(4) participating in an activity undertaken at the prior written
direction of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; or
(5) engaged in interstate or international travel from a location
outside Indiana to another location outside Indiana.
As added by P.L.79-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.82-2006, SEC.1.
IC 31-37-3-4
Advancement of curfew time by local ordinance
Sec. 4. Whenever a city, town, or county determines that any
curfew time established by section 2 or 3 of this chapter is later than
is reasonable for public safety under the conditions found to exist in
the city, town, or county, the city, town, or county may, by
ordinance, advance the curfew time within the jurisdiction of the
city, town, or county by not more than two (2) hours.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.
IC 31-37-3-5
Cemeteries and other facilities to memorialize dead
Sec. 5. A city, town, or county may:
(1) determine that a curfew time is necessary for the peace,
order, and safety of a cemetery or other facility used to
memorialize the dead; and
(2) by ordinance impose upon cemeteries or other facilities to
memorialize the dead within the jurisdiction of the city, town,
or county legislative body a curfew time that is earlier than the
curfew times established by sections 2 and 3 of this chapter by
not more than four (4) hours.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.20.