The curfew for children under eight teen is they cannot be out from eleven p.m to six a.m Sunday through Thursday nights. Friday and Saturday night, the time will extend to midnight. The fine that will need to be payed is on hundred dollars. The ony exception is if the child is chaperoned by adults, attending a planned community activity, or traveling to and from work.
www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/school/lesson_07
Some laws state have different penalties for curfew. Some make you pay a fine, some just send you home, others give you a warning, and in some cases, jail time is involved. For example, in St. Louis, if you get busted for curfew you must pay five hundred dollars and serve jail time for 90 days. Also in St. Louis, the parents must pick their children up from the police station witihin 45 minutes and if they don't, thet must lso pay 500 dollars and serve 90 days in jail.
www.youthrights.org/curfewfaq.php
There are many reasons and things that communities offer to make their town safer and keep kids from breaking curfew laws. Some of the things are as follows: anit-drug programs, anti-gang programs, help hotlines and follow up services, community recreation and job programs, and many more. These communities believe that if the kids are involed in the cummunity, they won't get in trouble with the law.
www.teens.lovetoknow.com/Facts_About_Teenage_Curfews
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