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Question: What is the curfew and what happens if I'm out past that time?

Answer: Curfew times are different in every city. You need to check with your city offices to find out what curfew times and dates are.

In Phoenix, the curfew is

10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for kids 15 years old and under, 7 days a week

 

12 a.m. Midnight to 5 a.m. for 16 and 17 year olds every night

 

If you are out after curfew, this is an incorrigible act and you could be arrested and prosecuted. Sometimes the police call the parents to pick up the kids.

To find out more about curfews, you can check the curfew topic in the laws section.
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On 05/26/05
CHIPMUNK from CA said:
I THINK THE CURFEW IS DUMB,IKNOW ALOT OF KIDS THAT BREAK THE RULES AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. KIDS DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK IN THE HOUSE AT 10.WHATIF THEIR AT A PARTY OR SOMETHING?
On 06/06/04
Amoy from NY said:
i think that it is a good to do this i wish that they would have something like this in new york because of the simple fact that i think that this will help in lowering violents in the streets and more kids will be more in contact and not as lose and i think they would have better behaviors because they would be haome with their parents and/or guardians and not out on the streets doing no good.
On 05/14/04
Neil from Othe said:
In Canada there is no curfew, sometime i wish there was though, so far my car has been hit and run twice and egged once, and i thought i lived in a good neighbourhood. Thats the problem with small cities though, nothing to do, so the kids get inventive.
On 05/06/04
bo from AZ said:
iam against curfews
On 05/04/04
Bob from TX said:
Actually, you're wrong, kids do have constitutional rights. I forget the name of the case, but it was definetely established that kids have rights, including the First Amendment (note the freedom to peacefully assemble, which is an exemption for curfew violations...)
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