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City council adopts updated curfew ordinances: 11 p.m. citywide, 9 p.m. downtown with exceptions
Summary
City council passed two curfew ordinances setting an 11 p.m. curfew for unaccompanied minors citywide and a 9 p.m. curfew for Cincinnati’s Central Business District, with exemptions for jobs and ticketed events and a warning-first approach.
City council members announced and discussed passage of two curfew ordinances during the meeting, establishing an 11:00 p.m. citywide curfew for unaccompanied minors and a 9:00 p.m. curfew inside the Central Business District downtown.
Council member Johnson, who led the public-safety committee that drafted the measures, said the curfew is intended to prioritize safety rather than criminalize youth. "There's nothing beneficial for young people to be out past 11:00 at night," Johnson said. He described the policy as a…
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