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Lorain committee outlines changes to youth curfew; law department to draft revised ordinance
Summary
A Lorain City Council committee reviewed proposed fixes to the city’s curfew ordinance — debating hours, who may supervise minors, exemptions and penalties — and asked the law department to draft revised language for council consideration.
The police, fire and legislative committee of the Lorain City Council discussed proposed corrections and amendments to the city’s existing curfew ordinance and asked the law department to prepare a revised draft for council consideration.
Committee members and staff weighed competing options for hours, exceptions and enforcement after Attorney Zaleski summarized the current ordinance and presented the City of Avon’s curfew as a drafting model. Zaleski noted the city’s ordinance currently reads roughly 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for minors and that Friday had been omitted from the text; he said staff would draft updated language incorporating council direction.
Why it matters: council members said the ordinance is intended to protect public safety by reducing late‑night incidents while minimizing unfair penalties for minors who are at work, school events or in the care…
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