ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - In light of the recent rash of teen gun violence, there’s been a lot of discussions about curfews.
By law, Georgia minors can’t be out after 11 p.m. on weekdays and after midnight on weekends. Some cities have their own curfews.
The city of Albany has its curfew — it’s Sunday to Thursday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and weekends from midnight to 6 a.m. Albany Police Chief Michael Persley says he believes curfews do work.
“The first time the minor will get a warning and they are returned home. The second time, they are charged a juvenile complaint and then sent home. The third time they get a complaint, and the parent will be charged under this ordinance,” said Persley.
Albany has had a curfew for more than 20 years. At first, it made a difference. However, Persley says in the years since, the impact has been hard to measure.
“The curfew has been in place since the late 90s. 1999 it had an impact, initially, because at that point I don’t think Albany had a curfew at that time. But over the last 20 years, I can’t 100% say that it had deterred,” said Persley.
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