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Council adopts emergency juvenile curfew with tighter safeguards, warnings and shortened duration

Council of the District of Columbia · July 1, 2025
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Summary

To address late‑night large‑group incidents, the council passed a summer emergency juvenile curfew with a narrowed curfew hour (8 p.m. start in some cases), a requirement for two audible warnings, body‑worn camera recording of warnings, and a limit on zone duration; the measure is temporary and includes an expectation of expanded youth programming.

The council passed an emergency amendment and the underlying Juvenile Curfew Emergency Amendment Act on July 1, giving the mayor and MPD temporary authority to designate geographic curfew zones during the summer while requiring stronger guardrails than earlier drafts.

Councilmember Parker, co‑moving an amendment with Councilmember Pinto, said the changes were intended to "reduce harm…

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