2024 Texas Statutes
Local Government Code
Title 11 - Public Safety
Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government
Chapter 370 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Health and Public Safety of More Than One Type of Local Government
Section 370.007. Juvenile Curfews Prohibited

Universal Citation:
TX Loc Govt Code § 370.007 (2024)
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Text of section as added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 425 (H.B. 1819), Sec. 6

For text of section as added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (S.B. 1319), Sec. 2, see other Sec. 370.007.

For text of section as added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 252), Sec. 2, see other Sec. 370.007.

Sec. 370.007. JUVENILE CURFEWS PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an order, ordinance, or other measure that imposes a curfew to regulate the movements or actions of persons younger than 18 years of age.

(b) This section does not apply to a curfew implemented under Chapter 418, Government Code, for purposes of emergency management.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 425 (H.B. 1819), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.

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