Showing ordinances that apply to Sandia Heights, NM
Sandia Heights is an unincorporated community (population 3,273) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Because Sandia Heights is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bernalillo County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The juvenile curfew rules below are the ones that govern your area.
City of Albuquerque enforces a juvenile curfew for minors under 18 under ROA 1994 §12-2-22. School-night curfew is 11 PM to 5 AM and weekend curfew is midnight to 5 AM. Bernalillo County unincorporated areas rely on NM Children's Code.
Albuquerque Revised Ordinances §12-2-22 imposes a nighttime curfew on persons under 18. School nights (Sunday-Thursday) curfew runs 11 PM to 5 AM, and Friday/Saturday runs midnight to 5 AM. Exceptions include: accompanied by a parent or guardian, traveling to/from work or school-sponsored activity, responding to an emergency, exercising First Amendment rights, or on the sidewalk of the minor's own home. Bernalillo County unincorporated areas do not have a county curfew ordinance; instead, the NM Children's Code (NMSA §32A-1-1 et seq.) and the Children's Shelter Care Act apply, and BCSO may take a minor into protective custody if unsupervised at late hours. APD enforces the ABQ curfew primarily by returning minors home; parents receive a written warning on first violation and a citation on subsequent offenses. Some NM city curfews have faced constitutional challenges; ABQ's has been upheld with the listed exceptions.
First offense: warning to parent. Second+: parental citation up to $500 under ROA §12-2-22. Habitual violations: referral to Children's Court under NMSA §32A. Adults who aid minors in violating curfew: separate misdemeanor.
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