Unincorporated Mobile County enforces no juvenile curfew because Alabama counties lack that police power. Municipalities set curfews under Ala. Code §11-45-1, and the City of Mobile restricts minors from public places during late-night hours, enforced only within city limits.
Alabama is a Dillon's Rule state, so Mobile County has no authority to impose a juvenile curfew in unincorporated areas near Semmes, Theodore, or Grand Bay. Curfew power belongs to municipalities under Ala. Code 11-45-1, which lets a city adopt ordinances to preserve order and protect the young. The City of Mobile enforces a juvenile curfew restricting minors from being in public places during posted late-night hours, with exceptions for minors accompanied by a parent, traveling to or from work, or responding to an emergency. Saraland, Prichard, and Chickasaw set their own curfews. A minor out late in unincorporated county land commits no curfew offense.
The county cannot cite a curfew violation in unincorporated areas. Inside a city like Mobile, a minor and often the parent face a municipal fine, and police may detain the minor until a parent is contacted.
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