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This year, Columbus will enforce its curfew ordinance differently by writing tickets to teens and taking them home, or to Franklin County Children's Services if their parents are not home. Last year, about 60 teens were taken to the YMCA for violating curfew. Mayor Coleman sees curfew enforcement as connected to decreases in crimes like assaults last summer. The curfew requires children under 13 to be inside by one hour after sunset and teens aged 13-17 by midnight, with violations being a misdemeanor punishable by fine or jail time. Enforcement will focus on summer months.

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This year, Columbus will enforce its curfew ordinance differently by writing tickets to teens and taking them home, or to Franklin County Children's Services if their parents are not home. Last year, about 60 teens were taken to the YMCA for violating curfew. Mayor Coleman sees curfew enforcement as connected to decreases in crimes like assaults last summer. The curfew requires children under 13 to be inside by one hour after sunset and teens aged 13-17 by midnight, with violations being a misdemeanor punishable by fine or jail time. Enforcement will focus on summer months.

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COLS CURFEW 2009 WRAP

FOX

LEAD-IN: Tonight, the City of Columbus begins enforcing its curfew. Last year, about
60 teens were picked up for violating the city's curfew ordinance. This year, there
are a few changes. W-O-S-U's Kim Fox reports.

Mayor Michael Coleman views safety as paramount, as it was last year. But with
revenues down this year, city officials say they cannot spend 75-thousand dollars for
an intake at the Y-M-C-A. Instead, they are collaborating with Franklin County
Children’s Services which already has an intake center.

Enforcement will also be different this year says Coleman:

COLEMAN: "what we're doing this year is we're writing them a ticket and we're taking
them home and then if their parents aren't home, then we take them to Children's
Services". (:10)

After receiving the summons, teens who violate the city curfew will have to appear
in court. Last year, officers took the curfew violators to the YMCA.

Coleman says the word spread quickly last summer that the city's then dormant
curfew law would be enforced. He also sees a direct connection between curfew
enforcement and a decrease in crimes:

COLEMAN: "What we noted in last year's crime statistics is that there was a decrease
in aggravated assault during the summer. There was a felony and larceny decrease.
There were several areas of decrease of violent crimes in our city.” (:18)

The curfew requires children under age 13 to be off the streets one hour after sunset
and teens age 13-17 must be in by midnight. A curfew violation is a third degree
misdemeanor with a maximum fine of 500 dollars and/or 60 days in jail for the
violator.

The focus will be on the summer months. Though city and county officials have not
decided if the partnership will continue after that.

Kim Fox, W-O-S-U News.

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