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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />ORDINANCE NO. O- 0 4- 9 8 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA, <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 9.32 AND DELETING CHAPTER 9.36 <br />OF THE COLTON MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING <br />JUVENILE CURFEW AND DAYTIME LOITERING <br />REGULATIONS <br />WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that there has been an increase in juvenile <br />violence, juvenile gang activity and crime by persons under the age of eighteen in the City of Colton; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, persons under the age of eighteen are particularly susceptible by their lack <br />of maturity and experience to participate in unlawful and gang -related activities and to be victims of <br />older perpetrators of crime; and <br />WHEREAS, local statistics regarding juvenile crime and victimization indicate that <br />enforcement of a curfew for juveniles decreases juvenile victimization and increases the number of <br />arrests for violent crimes during curfew hours; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Colton has an obligation to provide for the protection of <br />juveniles from each other and from other persons, for the enforcement of parental control over and <br />responsibility for children, for the protection of the general public, and for the reduction of the <br />incidence of juvenile crime activities; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's current juvenile curfew ordinance must be revised to reflect <br />changes in the law as discussed in a recent appellate court ruling invalidating the City of San Diego's <br />curfew ordinance in the case Nunez v. City of San DiMo; and <br />WHEREAS, the City would like to continue enforcing a juvenile curfew; and <br />WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the current curfew ordinance are intended <br />only to protect the constitutional rights of juveniles and not to extend the hours or other conditions of <br />the juvenile curfew ordinance; and <br />WHEREAS, immediate amendment of the curfew for those under the age of eighteen <br />will be in the interest of the public health, safety and general welfare and will help to attain the <br />foregoing objectives and to diminish the undesirable impact of such conduct on the citizens of the City <br />of Colton, while still preserving the rights of juveniles. <br />RVPUB\SRC\37472 <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />