Alabama Code Section 11-45-1 grants municipalities police-power authority to enact juvenile curfew ordinances, but state law defines child status under the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act (Ala. Code Title 12, Chapter 15) and limits curfew enforcement consistent with statewide due process protections.
Alabama cities draw curfew authority from Ala. Code § 11-45-1, which empowers municipalities to adopt ordinances for the public health, safety, and morals not inconsistent with state law. The Alabama Juvenile Justice Act (Ala. Code §§ 12-15-101 et seq.) defines a child as a person under eighteen and governs intake, detention, and disposition of curfew violations referred to juvenile court. Children taken into custody for curfew violations must be processed under the statewide juvenile procedures, including parental notification under § 12-15-126. The state act preempts local procedures for handling juveniles in custody, even though the curfew hours themselves remain a local choice.
Juvenile curfew offenses are typically status violations handled in juvenile court. Parents may face civil penalties under local ordinance, but custody and adjudication follow statewide juvenile procedures.
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