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, CITY OF CENTERVILLE COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE # 3-B AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CURFEW IN THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 3-A RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT The City ofCenterville, Anoka County, Minnesota does ordain: 1. Section 1. PURPOSES AND FINDINGS . 1.01 The City Council of the City ofCenterville finds and determines that there has been an increase injuvenile violence and crime by juveniles in the City ofCenterville. 1-02 Juveniles are particularly susceptible by their lack of maturity and experience to participate in unlawful activities and to be victims of older perpetrators of crime. 1.03 Because of the foregoing, special and extenuating circwnstances presently exist within this city that require special regulation of juveniles within the city in order to protect them and other persons during the nighttime hours, to aid in crime prevention, to promote parental supervision and authority over minors, and to decrease juveniles crimes rates. 1.04 In accordance with prevailing community standards, this ordinance serves to regulated the conduct of minors in public places during nighttime houses, to be effectively and consistently enforced for the protection of juveniles from each other and from other persons, in public places during nighttime hours, for the enforcement of parental control of: authority over, and responsibility for their children, for the protection of the general public from nighttime mischief by juveniles, for the reduction in the incidents of juvenile criminal activities for the furtherance offumi1y responsibility and for the public good, safety and welfare. 1.05 It is the intent of the City Council to review and evaluate the need and effect of nighttime curfew for juveniles set forth in this ordinance on the incidents of juvenile criminal activity and protection of juveniles against criminal activity. Page 1 of 6 December 7, 2000