7/27/2005
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City to begin youth curfew sweeps to keep kids safe, off the street
INDIANAPOLIS - The City of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Police Department (IPD) will hold a press conference today to announce the start of curfew sweeps to help keep young people safe, off the streets and out of trouble.
Deputy Mayor Melina Kennedy, Public Safety Director Robert Turner, IPD Chief Michael Spears and Deputy Chief Cliff Myers and Corporation Counsel Kobi Wright will discuss the city’s curfew ordinance and IPD’s upcoming sweeps.
WHEN: TODAY - Wednesday, July 27; 11 a.m.
WHERE: Mayor’s Conference Room, 2501 City-County Building
When a state curfew law is in effect, the Indianapolis curfew ordinance is legally dormant. However, since the state law was halted by a federal judge, the Indianapolis ordinance springs back to life.
The Indianapolis ordinance prohibits children younger than 18 from being in a public place without a parent or guardian unless the teen-ager is going to or from a job, school, a religious activity or other activities protected by the First Amendment after 11 p.m., Sunday through Thursday.
Fifteen-, 16- and 17-year olds are able to stay out Friday and Saturday evenings until 1 a.m. The 11 p.m. curfew still applies to children 14 and under on weekends. The Indianapolis ordinance also includes a "parental permission exception."
Indianapolis police officers are allowed to give tickets under the ordinance, but may not arrest curfew violators.
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