Paterson curfew idea flies with voters
Added 11-28-05
Latoya Crawford, 18, is serious when she says she likes the idea of a curfew. She says 9 o'clock would be a good curfew - on weekdays. "There's too many people over here getting killed," she said Wednesday, referring to the city's street violence, often spurred by drug dealing and gangs. Click for More

Paterson voters to decide on curfew; not all happy with idea
Added 11-25-05
Voters will have the opportunity to decide Tuesday whether they want the city to enact a curfew for youth that will regulate when and where they can congregate in the streets. The ordinance, if voters agree to it, would also make parents more accountable for the whereabouts of their children. Click for More

Violence Sparks Creative Thinking on Curfew
Added 8-22-05
After 19 shootings in one week, Long Beach officials put some bite into their curfew law by opening up a center last month to detain youths found by police in public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Since July 25, instead of being taken to the police station downtown, minors loitering on the streets have been placed by police into patrol cars or a van driven by two officers designated for picking up curfew violators. Click for More

Tarentum police enforce curfews
Added 4-25-05
A recent act of vandalism prompted Tarentum police to be more vigilant in enforcing a curfew law that's been on the books since 1981. Several other Valley communities, including Ford City, Bell Township, and Verona also have curfew laws that are enforced, but police chiefs from three of the Valley's most densely populated communities, Arnold, Harrison, and New Kensington said they either don't have or don't enforce curfew laws. Click for More

Daytime Curfew Passed in Battle Creek
Added 11-11-04
Opponents of a daytime curfew ordinance packed the City Commission chambers again Tuesday. Despite heavy opposition, commissioners voted 7-1 in favor of approving the ordinance, which will take effect Oct. 15. Commissioner Peter Bilbia voted against the ordinance and Mayor John Godfrey was absent. Click for More

Virginia Beach police crack down on curfew violators
Added 9-21-04
Police are cracking down on curfew violators after residents complained that too many underage children were roaming the streets in the early-morning hours. Such sweeps are nothing new to the city, but officers in the 3rd Precinct are increasingly picking up children for not obeying curfew, a misdemeanor that can come with a summons to appear in juvenile court. City law requires that people under 18 be indoors between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Click for More

Montgomery, AL gets daytime curfew
Added 6-3-04
Montgomery schoolchildren can't play hooky anymore. At least that's what the city's legal books will say. The City Council majority on Tuesday afternoon approved a curfew to put more teeth into one dating back to 1964 that officials say is so vague police aren't enforcing it. Click for More

Cal City to amend curfew law
Added 5-27-04
Anyone younger than 17 still will have to be off the streets before curfew kicks in but soon will have more acceptable reasons for violations. The Calumet City Council discussed a revised version of the city's curfew ordinance during a special meeting Monday night. Click for More

Selma Council discusses curfew
Added 3-10-04
Selma's crime task force wants a youth curfew in order to curb crime. Police Chief Robert Green, though, doesn't believe it's enforceable. The Selma City Council's public safety committee discussed the issue at its Monday meeting. Click for More

More curfew views sought in Syracuse
Added 2-17-04
One Syracuse Common Council member continues soliciting public opinion on a proposed curfew even as a majority of council members said they aren't likely to support it. Click for More

Amarillo to consider renewing curfew
Added 2-3-04
The city's juvenile curfew helps keep young people out of trouble, police say. The city commission today will consider the second reading of an ordinance to renew the law for another three years. Click for More

Court: Indiana's Curfew Law Unconstitutional
Added 1-29-04
A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled Thursday that Indiana's curfew law is unconstitutional, saying it discourages the exercise of minors' rights to free speech. The law, which was enacted by the Indiana General Assembly in 2001, required people under the age of 18 to be home by 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday (and 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays) unless they met one of several exceptions. Click for More

Quarryville reinstates curfew ordinance
Added 10-22-03
Quarryville youths who are under the age of 18 have to be off the borough streets by a certain time or they could be breaking the law and have to pay a fine, according to a curfew ordinance that was recently reinstated. Click for More

Natrona officals say curfew hard to enforce
Added 9-23-03
Township commissioners said a curfew would be very hard to enforce, but told a group of residents from the Natrona section of the township that they'll look into doing something about problems being created by township youths. Click for More

Residents call curfew racist and offensive
Added 9-23-03
Richard Peterson stood in front of dozens of people at a public meeting earlier this month and called a curfew "offensive." But he didn't stop there. He went further to say that if anyone tried to say it wasn't racist they were "lying." Click for More

Vandalism sparks talk of a curfew
Added 9-14-03
A year after implementing a weekend parental escort policy for teens, Walden Galleria officials have agreed with Cheektowaga police that the curfew is a success and point to increased sales revenue and a drop in security incidents as proof. Click for More

Galleria officials: teen curfew ‘a hit’
Added 9-14-03
When a rash of BB-gun-related vandalism broke out in the Heritage Estates subdivision in June, discussions began about a curfew to get aimless minors off the nighttime streets in Mansfield. Click for More

City adopts new juvenile curfew
Added 9-3-03
The City Council threw out the city's juvenile loitering law Tuesday night and replaced it with a juvenile curfew ordinance that works with California state law. Children under 18 need to be home by 10 p.m. The curfew ends at 6 a.m. Click for More

Curfews have teens doing legal limbo
Added 9-3-03
As his 17th birthday approached recently, Cameron Clark felt like he was about to hit a personal coming-of-age milestone: The 11 p.m. curfew in Greenfield wouldn't apply to him any more. Click for More

Proposed changes to curfew ordinance give police more leverage
Added 9-3-03
Curfew violators beware: The city is in the process of making its curfew ordinance easier for Hagerstown City Police to enforce. Click for More

Daytime curfew sought to cut truancy
Added 8-28-03
Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings wants a youth curfew during school hours, the only one of its kind in the state, so police can pick up students who play hooky. Click for More

Council to decide on fate of curfew
Added 8-24-03
Walking along Monument Street on Friday evening with two friends, 13-year-old Lucretia Johnson said she's never heard of a curfew that since 2000 has sought to keep kids in Jackson off the streets and out of trouble. Click for More

City police dump youth curfew push
Added 8-24-03
CITY police are refusing to implement the Gallop Government's Northbridge curfew, claiming it has no basis in law and leaves them open to legal action. Click for More

Daytime Curfew Defeated in Big Spring, Texas
Added 8-20-03
HSLDA protects the rights of homeschoolers to teach their children at home. HSLDA also protects many other parental rights issues that affect homeschoolers, such as daytime curfews. Click for More

Daytime curfew targets schoolkids
Added 8-20-03
At Brentwood Bowl on Winton Road, Alicia Vodde, like many business owners in this urbanized township, is sick of teenagers creating trouble when they're supposed to be in school. Click for More

Eureka curfew violations can carry a hefty $50 fine
Added 8-20-03
Parents: Do you know where your children are tonight? If they're under 17 years old, they should be at home. If not, a $50 fine for violating curfew laws could come out of your pocket. Click for More

Thailand: No online games past bedtime
Added 8-16-03
Thai authorities have imposed a curfew on online gaming so the country's youths can have more time to rest and study. Under the new rule, both local and overseas servers--which are required for networked gaming with other players--will be blocked from 10pm to 6pm daily Click for More

West Australian Govt faces challenge over curfew laws
Added 8-14-03
The West Australian Government is facing a challenge in the Human Rights Commission over its curfew for children, a challenge which could end up in court. Click for More

After 37-year-old kills, youth curfew sought
Added 8-5-03
In the wake of a killing that has shaken Manning, a city councilman is pushing for the city to implement a curfew and look at a loitering ordinance to try to make the city safer. Click for More

Federal court strikes down Conn. curfew
Added 6-5-03
Vernon Police Chief Rudolf Rossmy said Tuesday that parents are the losers in a federal appeals court decision to overturn a youth curfew in his town. Click for More

Moscow Considers Curfew
Added 3-26-03
A group of governors, government officials and lawmakers are urging the state to introduce a night curfew for teenagers to cut down on a recent rise in crime rates among young people. Click for More

Success of teen curfew debated
Added 3-17-03
In Keyur Bhatt's second-period geography class at North Dallas High School, students know about the city's juvenile curfew ordinance, but most of them boast they don't heed it. "Even if some of those kids pay attention, it's not cool to say so," said Mr. Bhatt, a student teacher. Click for More