Atlantic County sets no juvenile curfew. Each municipality may adopt one under its general police power, N.J.S.A. 40:48-2. Atlantic City, Egg Harbor 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 Atlantic 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 Atlantic County municipalities have curfew ordinances barring minors under a set age from public places, the boardwalk, and beaches during late-night hours, usually with exceptions for a minor accompanied by a parent, traveling to or from work, or responding to an emergency. Atlantic City in particular enforces curfews on its boardwalk and beachfront during the summer season.
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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