Opinion ID: 1197060
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Heading: Curfew Ordinance

Text: {2} The City enacted the Curfew in order to provide for the protection of minors from each other and from other persons, to provide for the enforcement of parental control over and responsibility for children, to protect the general public and reduce the incidence of juvenile criminal activities. Albuquerque, N.M., Revised Ordinances § 12-5-9(A)(2) (1994). The Curfew mandates that it is unlawful for any person under seventeen years of age to remain in a public place or on the premises of an establishment within Albuquerque during curfew hours, for a parent or guardian of a minor to knowingly permit, or by insufficient controls allow, a minor to violate the curfew, and for the owner or employee of an establishment to knowingly allow a minor to remain upon the premises of the establishment during curfew hours. Section 12-5-9(C). Violation of the Curfew is punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and imprisonment of up to ninety days. Albuquerque, N.M., Revised Ordinances § 12-1-99(I) (1994).