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<br />MAR-el-B2 09:22 AM <br /> <br />P.03 <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />SECIlON 10.20 JT.NENJU CURFEW. <br /> <br />1 ,~ <br />hi" . tJf"1.Q <br />/~ i <br />. \ <br />I I \ <br />J <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />PURPOSES Al'm FINDINGS <br /> <br />The Anoka County Board of Commissioners finds and detennines that there has ~en an <br />increase in juvenile violence and crime by juveniles in the County of Anoka. <br /> <br />Juveniles are particularly susceptible by their lack of maturity and experience to <br />participate in unlawful activities and to be victims of older perpetrators of crime. <br /> <br />Because of the foregoing, special and extenuating circumstances presently exist within <br />this COUllty \hat require spetial regulation of juveniles within the COWlty in order to <br />protect them and other persons during the nighttime hours. to aid in crime prevention, to <br />promote parental supervision and authority over minors. and to decrease juvenile crime <br />rates. <br /> <br />'-' <br /> <br />In accordance with prevailing community standards, this ordinance serves to regulate the <br />conduct of minors in public places during nighttime hours, to be effectively and <br />consIstently enforced for the protection of juveniles from each other and from other <br />persons. in public places during nighttime hours, for the enforcement of parental control <br />of, authority over, and responsibility for their children, for the protection oftha general <br />public nom nighttime mischief by juvenilell, for the reduction in the incidents of juvenile <br />criminal activities, for the furtherance of family responsibility and for the public good, <br />safety and welfare. <br /> <br />It is the intent ofthc County Board to review and evaluate the need and effect of <br />nighttime curfew for juveniles set forth in this ordinance on the incidents of jU'IIcnile <br />criminal activity and protection of juveniles against criminal activity, <br /> <br />AVTHO~n: <br /> <br />This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the authority granted under :Minn. Stal. 145A005, <br />Subd. 7& (1994). <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />"Authorized adult" shall mean any person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and <br />authorized by a plll'ent or guardian to have custody and control of juvenile. <br /> <br />"County Board" shall mellll the Anoka County Board of Commissioners. <br /> <br />.,-, <br /> <br />-131a- <br />Al1'IendedSectlon 10.20 Ord. #96-01 12.\.95 <br />