State law requires cities that have adopted a juvenile curfew ordinance to conduct hearings every three years to determine whether to abolish, continue, or modify the curfew restrictions. City Council last acted to continue the current City of Houston Juvenile Curfew Ordinance (Sections 28-171 – 28-175, City Code of Ordinances) in July 2016.
To allow for public input and in accordance with state statute (Section 370.002 of the Texas Local Government Code), two public hearings are required to be held before City Council. The proposed public hearing dates are June 26, 2019 and July 10, 2019.
Please note that on June 11, 2019, a report on this issue was presented to the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee by HPD’s Juvenile Division.
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Art Acevedo
Chief of Police