Show r. r Curfew Ordinances Are Inconsistent The liThe inconsistencies in curfew curfew curfew cur cur- few ordinances point to the need for a uniform curfew throughout the county said Craig Shumway director of Davis County Community Services Services Services ices Council A TELEPHONE call to the cities found that curfew ordinances ordinances ordinances nances were so inconsistent that a juvenile by crossing city boundaries could gain gainor or lose an hour in curfew time Another inconsistency is that some cities have provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions that make it unlawful for any child under the age of 18 to be on the streets before sunrise which causes the paper boy when delivering papers to break curlew SOME ORDINANCES are lacking any kind of ruling on employment and only a few cities make curfew allowances for the summer months The problem is not that curfew curfew curfew cur cur- few laws are strictly enforced which infringes on youth activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac but that the ordinances need revision to be more in inline inline inline line with existing conditions HOW CAN the youth have r respect for law and order when they are so inconsistent and In Davis County according to the 1969 State of Utah Juvenile Court Report there were 55 curfew offenses reported reported reported re re- re- re ported to the court for disposition dis dis- position Tins THIS IS not total offenses but just those reported to the juvenile court This further indicates that there should be consistency when a juvenile juvenile juvenile ju ju- venile can be breaking curfew curfew curfew cur cur- few in one city and not in the adjoining city These findings have been reported to the county commission commission com corn mission and the mayors of the different cities asking them to examine the feasibility feasibility feasibility feas feas- of a uniform code throughout the county and publicize the ordinance in order to define the youths youth's role in relation to curfew laws |