November 2015
Fort Bend County commissioners on Tuesday approved a curfew for minors who live in a designated part of unincorporated county land.
The curfew will be imposed in the unincorporated area of Municipal Utility District No. 2, which is located on about 618 acres north of Sugar Land. It forbids minors from being in a public place or an establishment in the area after 10 p.m. on weeknights, after midnight on weekends and during times they should be in school.
Parents and guardians can also be held responsible if one "knowingly permits, or by insufficient control allows" a minor to break curfew, as can establishment owners, operators and employees.
"The Courtesy Patrol was having so many problems with juveniles being out at night unsupervised," according to a statement from the district's security coordinator emailed by the law firm of Allen Boone Humphries Robinson, which represents the district. "The juveniles have been creating minor disturbances and misdemeanor crimes and out of concern for both the juveniles and the citizens it is in the best interest of the community that some form of curfew be put in place. You do not want a situation where a citizen attempts to take matters into their own hands."
With the curfew, the statement said, officials hope there will be "fewer youths out on the street and those that are out are conducting legitimate business" such as for school or work.
