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ORDINANCE NO. 2367 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 9.24 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO JUVENILE CURFEW WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands ("this City Council") is concerned with the level of juvenile violence, juvenile gang activity and juvenile crime in the City of Redlands; and WHEREAS, the crimes being committed by juveniles include serious offenses such as murders, drive -by shootings, drug -related crimes and other gang -related activities; and WHEREAS, juveniles are particularly susceptible by their lack of maturity and experience to participate in unlawful and gang -related activities and to be victims of older perpetrators of crime; and WHEREAS, this City Council has been informed recent local statistics regarding juvenile crime and victimization indicate that enforcement of a curfew for juveniles decreases the percentage of juvenile victimization and increases the number of arrests for violent crimes during curfew hours; and WHEREAS, this City Council believes that having an enforceable juvenile curfew ordinance is critical to preserving the public health, safety and welfare within the Redlands community; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redlands does ordain as follows: Section 1. That Chapter 9.24 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and rewritten by the addition of new text to read as follows: "JUVENILE CURFEW 9.24.010 Definitions. 9.24.020 Curfew Restrictions. 9.24.030 Penalties. For purposes of this Chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them: A. "Curfew hours" means the period from 10:00 p.m. any evening of the week, until 6:00 a.m. the following day. B. "Emergency" means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term incudes, but is not limited to, a fire, DJM3171LE 1