Somerset County sets no juvenile curfew. Each municipality may adopt one under its general police power, N.J.S.A. 40:48-2. Bridgewater, Franklin Township, and other towns set their own night hours for minors, typically enforced by fine and parental notice.
There is no countywide juvenile curfew in Somerset County; the power to set one belongs to each municipality under the general police power of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, which lets a town make ordinances for the good order and protection of persons and the public welfare. Several Somerset municipalities have curfew ordinances barring minors under a set age from public places during late-night hours, usually with exceptions for a minor accompanied by a parent, traveling to or from work, or responding to an emergency. Penalties run to the minor's parent or guardian and typically involve a warning, a fine, and parental notification rather than detention.
The municipal police enforce a local curfew, not the county. A first violation usually brings a warning and parental notice; repeat violations draw an ordinance fine assessed against the parent or guardian under the town's curfew ordinance adopted through N.J.S.A.
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