SJC sharply limits youth curfew law
Bars criminal charge, allows civil penalty
The state’s highest court yesterday struck down a provision in a Lowell ordinance that made it a crime for children under 17 to violate a curfew, a ruling expected to affect other Massachusetts communities that have adopted or are considering similar local laws. (Full article: 884 words)
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