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Jackson council adopts daytime curfew ordinance with school-day exceptions
Summary
The Jackson City Council adopted an updated curfew ordinance aimed at keeping minors off streets during school hours, adding a Hartley amendment exempting non-school days from the daytime curfew.
The Jackson City Council on Sept. 23 adopted an ordinance reenacting Jackson Code of Ordinances Article 2, Sections 86-51 through 86-62, establishing daytime and evening curfews for minors and authorizing enforcement by city police.
Councilman Kenneth Stokes, who led debate in favor of the measure, said the curfew is intended to "keep these young people off the streets during school hours," noting the aim is to reduce…
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