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Excerpt from TBO.com By KEITH MORELLI | The Tampa TribunePublished: June 15, 2009

Updated: 06/15/2009 04:16 pm

"Hillsborough County sheriff's Capt. Donna Lusczynski said there is no curfew law here. But deputies patrolling neighborhoods, apartment complexes or streets keep an eye out for teens late at night.

Lusczynski, who supervises deputies in District 3, which covers the northwest areas of the county, including the expansive suburban communities of Carrollwood, Town 'N Country, Westchase and Citrus Park, said there's a good reason for that.

"Most likely," she said, "they shouldn't be out."

Deputies who spot minors during late night hours will take notice, she said. If they are driving, deputies need a reason to pul them over, but if young teens are spotted walking, deputies can stop and chat.

"We will verify that they're ok," Lusczynski said, "that they're out for legitimate reason. Unfortunately they sometimes are involved in criminal activity."

In Tampa, officials tried to impose a citywide curfew on teens in the 1990s, but a protracted court battle ended in 2004 when the Florida Supreme Court, in a 91-page ruling, threw out the ordinance, saying it was too broad and troubling that the law called for criminal sanctions against youthful violators.

The ruling said the curfew did not provide enough exemptions for teens out with legitimate reasons and that the law was not supported by adequate statistics."

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