Russian teenagers soon they may not be able to go out at night. Police officers rightly believe that introducing a curfew can help reduce child crime, but the development of a corresponding bill has been going on for a very long time. The government fears that the introduction of a ban on teenagers staying at night in public places ah and on the street can cause a wave of misunderstanding and hostility on their part. After all, this is, in fact, a serious violation of the rights and freedoms of schoolchildren.

Proper leisure

In the capital, a curfew for teenagers has already been introduced by the Moscow authorities on January 1 of this year. Now, according to the Moscow City Code of Administrative Offenses dated November 21, 2007, persons under 16 years of age are prohibited from appearing in discos and even in Internet cafes after 11 p.m. True, there are certain difficulties in implementing this law. Firstly, the system of fines for violations does not work - the police can impose them on parents only after catching their child at night several times in a row. Most often, verbal warnings have to be issued. In addition, in Moscow there is no patrol service that would deal specifically with teenagers walking along the streets without their parents at night. To detain a teenager, you need to go to one of the entertainment establishments - just on the street, no one has the right to stop him yet.

OUR HELP. Code of Administrative Offenses of the City of Moscow, Article 3.12. Condoning the presence of minors in public places at night without the accompaniment of their legal representatives.

Condoning the presence of a minor under sixteen years of age on the premises of a legal entity or official engaged in activities in the field of entertainment (leisure) - in gambling establishments, restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs, cinemas, other premises used in the field of entertainment (leisure) ), - at night (from 23 o'clock to 7 o'clock in the morning) without the accompaniment of their legal representatives (parents, adoptive parents, guardians, trustees) - entails the imposition of an administrative fine on officials in the amount of two thousand five hundred to five thousand rubles; on legal entities- from ten thousand to thirty thousand rubles.

According to the new law of the city of Moscow, after 11 pm the doors of cafes, clubs, cinemas and other establishments will be closed to minors unaccompanied by parents. This topic turned out to be especially acute for Moscow parliamentarians, because several years ago they already adopted a similar city law. However, as it turned out, it practically did not work. According to statistics, during the whole year only ten people were brought to justice under this law.

Now the Moscow City Duma has demanded that teenagers be prohibited from visiting leisure establishments at night and that responsibility for violations be held not only by their parents, but also by the owners of the entertainment establishments themselves.

Legislators suggested, and police officers confirmed, that it is high school students and students of secondary specialized institutions who turn out to be the most frequent visitors to places of entertainment and leisure. Meanwhile, there is a serious danger of instilling in them the skills of an idle lifestyle and involving them in illegal activities.

At the same time, juvenile affairs inspectorates note that prohibitive measures alone cannot solve the problem. Teenagers kicked out of nightlife are unlikely to go home - they will look for entertainment in other places available to them. It is necessary to solve the problem comprehensively: in particular, we should talk about the need to organize teenage leisure time. Otherwise, all the teenagers will end up on the street and just start drinking there.

Teenage alcoholism

Crimes among youth often occur now because minors are addicted to beer, and after drinking it, they lose all control over themselves. Lawmakers believe that it would be better if young people stopped drinking this drink altogether. Specialists who carried out a chemical analysis of the beer came to the conclusion that its strength significantly exceeds the permissible standards indicated on the label. Considering the unformed body of a teenager, beer catastrophically harms the physiological and spiritual development of the individual.

OUR HELP. 1 million 650 thousand children and adolescents under the age of 15 live in the capital, every year 165 thousand of them end up in trauma departments of children's hospitals with injuries also received while intoxicated.

OUR REFERENCE. Every year, approximately 300 thousand crimes and about 700 thousand administrative offenses are committed throughout the country by minors or with their participation. The number of murders they commit has increased by almost 20% today.

Representatives of the alcohol business, if such a law is adopted, will, of course, suffer certain losses. But the health of the younger generation is more important. And according to the latest data, almost every fifth Moscow teenager suffers from mental disorders. And this, among other things, is a consequence of early addiction to alcohol.

Even the Union of Russian Brewers has joined the fight for a healthy generation. They themselves proposed to the Government the introduction of penalties for parents whose minor children consume beer. Fines will be issued in the amount of 3 to 5 times the minimum wage. In addition, for attracting a minor to drink beer, a fine will be imposed in the amount of 1 to 3 minimum wages for a stranger, and for the same actions committed by parents, the fine will be from 15 to 20 minimum wages.

Violation of restrictions on the retail sale of beer entails the imposition of an administrative fine on officials in the amount of 20 to 30 minimum wages. For legal entities, the fine will be from 200 to 300 minimum wages. The law also provides for the introduction of administrative liability for the consumption of low-alcohol products with a volumetric ethyl alcohol content of less than 12% in children's, educational, medical organizations, on all types of public transport, in cultural organizations, sports and recreational and sports facilities in the form of a fine in the amount of 1 to 3 minimum wages.

The legal basis for this bill is the federal law “On restrictions on the retail sale and consumption of beer and beverages made on its basis,” which came into force on April 15, 2005. The law provides, in particular, a ban on the retail sale of beer to minors, as well as on the consumption of beer by minors in public places.

Street parties

For now, police can only take teenagers off the streets for violating the city law on silence. Changes to it were also adopted in the first reading by the Moscow City Duma. First of all, the innovations are associated with a significant increase in fines for such offenses.

OUR REFERENCE. Code of Administrative Offenses of the City of Moscow, Article 3.13. Violating the peace and quiet of citizens Committing actions that disturb the peace and quiet of citizens from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. in protected areas and in protected premises established by the legislation of the city of Moscow, with the exception of actions aimed at preventing offenses, eliminating the consequences of accidents, natural Disasters, other emergency situations, carrying out urgent work related to ensuring the personal and public safety of citizens in accordance with the law Russian Federation, actions performed during the exercise of religious worship within the framework of the canonical requirements of the relevant faiths, as well as during cultural events permitted by the authorities state power or local government bodies in the city of Moscow,

Involves a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of five hundred to one thousand rubles; for officials - from two thousand to four thousand rubles; for legal entities - from twenty thousand to forty thousand rubles.

Let us recall that the law on administrative liability for violating peace and quiet at night in the capital was adopted in 2002. From 10 pm to 6 am in the capital it is prohibited to shout, whistle, sing loudly, or use televisions, radios and tape recorders at high volumes. Over the past six years, the ratio of average earnings to the minimum wage has changed significantly. This is due to the tightening of administrative penalties.

Separately, the amendments stipulate liability for minors. In this case, a warning or an administrative fine in the amount of 1 to 10 minimum wages is imposed on the parents or legal representatives of the teenagers.

However, under the new law, a violator of peace and quiet can get off with a warning. This penalty may be applied if the violation is corrected on demand. But if a citizen breaks silence again within one year, he will be held liable in double the amount of the established fine.

Inspection of cases

minors

To find out how juvenile affairs inspectors work under the new Moscow laws, our correspondent went to the Perovo district. The next “Teenager” raid, conducted by the local police department, was dedicated to the search for violators from among the owners of nightclubs who want to profit from schoolchildren.

Night discounts for children and teenagers - this special offer was introduced by one of the computer clubs on Entuziastov Highway. In order for the equipment to generate round-the-clock income, children were invited here to play at night at reduced rates. The local administration did not care that according to Moscow city law, all teenagers must be at home with their parents at eleven in the evening.

All such institutions for teenagers are required to work until 23:00. This is the schedule that appeared on the official sign of the “Connect” computer club. However, the administration, in pursuit of revenue, worked until the last client. Nobody sent the guys who stayed up late home. On the contrary, all their friends were invited to join and play at reduced nightly prices. The club worked underground until the morning - the guys were let in, after which the door was locked.

The police had to break into this establishment. It was impossible not to hear the loud knocking of hands and feet on the metal structure, but the administration was not going to unlock it. The club employees backed down only when the inspectors threatened to call the Ministry of Emergency Situations and open the doors with special equipment. Having heard such a statement, the club manager decided to unlock the door.

It turned out there was something to hide. Of the dozen people who decided to spend the night in this

club, three turned out to be minors. The schoolchildren Mishka and Sashka, whom we found at the local computer desks, turned out to be only twelve years old. Their oldest friend Sergei is fifteen. It was he who told his friends about a cheap underground club, so they came to play. Such teenagers, according to the police, visited here regularly, since sitting at the computer at night could be half the price.

It’s surprising that the teenagers’ parents didn’t try to look for them at 12 o’clock at night. Inspectors had to call the insolvent dads and moms. It turned out that many parents knew that their child was going to play. For some reason, the child's delay past midnight did not bother them. Naturally, no one had heard about the new law prohibiting children from having nightly entertainment. Defenders of the interests of the younger generation had to call all the parents of these children to a closed club.

Fathers and mothers who were not particularly interested in where their children were at night now face a fine of up to five hundred rubles. And the owners of the establishment, which was supposed to stop working on time, will face more serious sanctions, including the closure of the club.

As the administrator of the “Connect” computer club told us, in addition to the official schedule, they also had their own internal regulations, through which anyone could book night hours for visiting the club in advance. However, in any case, such services had nothing to do with teenagers.

In addition, the police never found any documents confirming the administrator’s words. None of the management came to the club at night. It turns out that the club operated without any permitting documentation at all.

Of the parents of teenagers, only one mother appeared.

Confused Irina Laricheva, the mother of a 12-year-old schoolboy, could not find what to answer. Inspectors are confident that the woman knew about her son’s whereabouts, but turned a blind eye to it.

According to the head of the juvenile affairs department Pavel Kolemasov, such devil-may-care attitude spending time with a child will not lead to anything good. Children should be at home with their parents, be prepared for the learning process and get a good night's sleep before a new day at school.

At least Mishka’s mother came for him, but the inspectors had to call all the other parents again and persistently invite them, but this time to the police station. After a preventive conversation, they will definitely be given a fine of 5 minimum wages. Maybe at least such sanctions will make parents think about where their child disappears at night.

As for the club itself, the fines for it are much more serious. The protocol on illegal night work has so far been issued to the administrator, who himself only recently turned 18 years old. Whether the leadership will stand up for him is unknown. It is quite possible that senior mentors will decide to evade responsibility and claim that the young man continued to work at night of his own free will.

Now the computer club “Connect” has been closed and sealed. He will be able to resume work only after paying a multi-thousand-dollar fine and promising to continue to close at night.

Konstantin DODONOV

Curfew is a ban on being on the street or in public places without appropriate permission at a certain time of the day (usually at night).

This rule, approved by law, is introduced into dangerous periods, in wartime, in order to avoid many crimes or as a guarantee of the safety of the younger generation, as well as to establish and maintain order, reduce the number of victims in a state of emergency.

IN Peaceful time curfew is a time period during which children are prohibited from being alone in public places.

Most crimes are committed at night. IN different regions In the Russian Federation, age restrictions and time frames for curfews are different.

Let's consider the rules and features of the curfew for minors in 2020.

Curfews are imposed on children and teenagers to reduce crime and keep children safe. Most crimes are committed at night.

It is more convenient for a robber to attack civilians and seize their property in dark time days, so that it would be more difficult for victims to identify the attacker. Compliance with the curfew is monitored by special military units or police.

It is illegal for minors to stay away from home at night.. Children and adolescents from 7 years of age to adulthood should not be alone in public places after eleven o'clock in the evening.

Children under 16 years of age must be at home with an adult after 10 p.m. The summer curfew for minors is extended by 1 hour.

Who can you go out with at night? Only with parents or other adult trusted persons. Also, teenagers should not be in public places before 6 am. Local authorities have the right to reduce this time.

The curfew is in effect on a permanent basis during:

• martial law;
• riots;
• natural Disasters;
• for other reasons.

The curfew in the Russian Federation restricts children under 16 years of age from visiting the following places:

• streets;
• stadiums;
• parks;
• train stations;
• public transport stops;
• retail outlets and territories;
• cafes, restaurants, especially those where you can order alcohol;
• educational and cultural institutions;
• entertainment outlets.

Who can accompany minors is determined by law:

The rules for the presence of minors in public places are enshrined in the Family Code and the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

There is also a law on the presence of minors on the street after 22.00, N 124-FZ of July 24, 1998, which is called “On the basic guarantees of the rights of the child in the Russian Federation.”

And in April 2009, Law No. 71 “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Basic Guarantees of the Rights of the Child” was introduced.

It states that children under 18 years of age should not be in public places, on streets, stadiums, parks, squares, public transport, on the territories and premises of legal entities or citizens who carry out entrepreneurial activity, as well as in places for entertainment and leisure where alcoholic beverages are sold, unaccompanied by parents or citizens carrying out various activities with the participation of children.

Children under 7 years of age must always be accompanied by adults in public places. Each subject has the right to independently establish prohibited places for a child to visit (taking into account local regulations and the general criminal level).

Authorities have the right to reduce restrictions at night, taking into account the climate and seasonal conditions of the area, for this reason, in each region the curfew features are slightly different. In fact, the permitted place for minors at late times of the day is their home.

What happens if a child takes a walk at the wrong time? Responsibility for violation of the law is provided for in Article 5.35 of the Code of Administrative Offenses(failure to fulfill obligations to support and raise a minor child).

Usually parents have to pay a fine. If a child is seen without adults, the police will first establish his identity, his parents’ phone number, information about them, and their occupation.

If the adults responsible for the child are not found, the minor will be sent to a specialized institution.

Many parents are concerned about whether it is possible to interrogate a minor. This is not prohibited by law, but a special interrogation procedure is provided.

The official is obliged to conduct the interrogation as carefully as possible. The minor is explained that it is necessary to tell the circumstances of the case truthfully and in full. A minor witness is not liable for perjury.

Responsibility for violating curfew rules is established by the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

The sanctions apply to parents or people who replace them, as well as to citizens and legal entities who organize events with the participation of minors and have committed these violations.

The fine for being a minor at night varies from 100 to 500 rubles..

If violations are repeated, the amount increases. Institutions that cause minors to be away from home at night pay a fine of 10,000-50,000 rubles.

In Moscow, Altai Territory, Kemerovo region and some other regions of the Russian Federation, minors cannot be in public places without the accompaniment of parents and guardians or persons replacing them:

• 22.00-06.00 (from November 1 to March 31);
• 23.00-06.00 (from April 1 to October 31).

In St. Petersburg, Law No. 48-14 of February 19, 2014 came into force, according to which minors cannot be in public places at night without adults:

• 22.00-06.00 - September 1 to May 31;
• 23.00-06.00 - June 1 to August 31.

Restrictions do not apply on the night of December 31 to January 1, as well as during holidays that were organized by government authorities in St. Petersburg and local government bodies of the city.

Parents who violate the law pay a fine of 3,000 rubles, legal entities pay 15,000 rubles, children 16-18 years old pay 3,000 rubles. If the violation is repeated within a year, you will have to pay 5,000-20,000 rubles.

The law does not apply to adolescents under 18 years of age who have been declared emancipated by a court or who have entered into marriage.

In Bashkiria, the curfew was increased in 2014. Children under 17 years of age have the right to be in public places without parents from 06.00 to 24.00.

In Perm and Perm region other restrictions apply. Minors cannot be outside without their parents:

• 23.00-06.00, period May 1 - September 30;
• 22.00-06.00, period October 1-April 30.

In Bryansk, minors can be in public places without their mother or father from 23.00 to 06.00 all summer. From September 1, they are required to return home an hour earlier as the curfew is reduced.

Not all citizens enthusiastically adopted the law on “non-children’s” time. But the regulation was created to protect minors from negative factors, which influence the mental, moral, spiritual education of the younger generation.

However, many parents claim that the legislation does not take into account various nuances. Some high school and minor students have to work part-time after classes and return home after midnight.

Other children attend sport sections and other additional activities that can last late into the night. The ban on travel at night also includes the inability to travel on public transport, which also makes it difficult for minors to return to their homes.

The curfew was introduced to ensure the safety of the younger generation, since most of the crimes are committed at night.

And the lack of parental control over children’s behavior and leisure time at night is one of the reasons why teenagers commit illegal actions.

The adoption of this law is intended to ensure the protection of children and adolescents from various negative factors that affect their development, and prevents the commission of crimes and illegal actions in which minors are the object of criminal attacks.

It is expected that thanks to the regulation banning the presence of minors in public places without their parents, the crime rate will decrease, but the law requires improvement.

Video: Curfew for teenagers

Calling restrictions on teenagers staying at night a curfew is not correct. There is currently no curfew in Moscow. And that's why.

A curfew is established during a state of emergency. The introduction of a curfew, that is, a ban on being on the streets and in other public places at a set time of day without specially issued passes and identification documents for citizens, is established in cases of an attempt to forcibly change the constitutional system of the Russian Federation, the seizure or appropriation of power, an armed rebellion, mass riots , terrorist acts, blocking or seizure of particularly important objects or certain areas, training and activities of illegal armed groups, interethnic, interfaith and regional conflicts accompanied by violent actions, creating a direct threat to the life and safety of citizens, the normal activities of state authorities and local governments. (Article 3, 12 of the Federal Law "On State of Emergency")

At the same time, the most state of emergency established by presidential decree.

As for teenagers. For teenagers there is no prohibition on staying anywhere at night, but there are penalties for adults, persons acting as adults, as well as other persons who allowed this.

1. Failure to take measures to prevent minors under the age of 18 from staying in places where staying may cause harm to the health of minors, their physical, intellectual, mental, spiritual and moral development: in territories, in premises that are intended for the sale of goods of a sexual nature , in bookmakers and sweepstakes, -

1. Failure to take measures to prevent minors under the age of 18 from being at night (from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.) unaccompanied by parents (persons replacing them) or persons carrying out activities with the participation of minors at facilities (territories, premises) ) legal entities or individual entrepreneurs which are intended for the sale of services in the field of public catering, for entertainment, leisure, where retail sale and drinking of beer and drinks made on its basis, alcoholic beverages are provided, -

shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine on officials in the amount of two thousand five hundred to five thousand rubles; for legal entities - from ten thousand to thirty thousand rubles.

1. Failure to take measures to prevent minors under 16 years of age from staying at night (from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.) unaccompanied by parents (persons replacing them) or persons carrying out activities with the participation of minors in areas where construction is being carried out, on the territories of highways, overpasses, railways and right-of-way railways, oil, gas and product pipelines, high-voltage power lines, pipelines, in parks, reservoirs and adjacent areas (coastline), in common areas (on technical floors, attics, basements) and on the roofs of residential buildings, in areas adjacent to educational institutions, in organizations providing access to the Internet -

shall entail a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine on parents (legal representatives) and persons carrying out activities with the participation of minors in the amount of one hundred to five hundred rubles.

What are the main provisions of the law “On guarantees of the rights of the child in Yaroslavl region»?

In order to protect the lives of minor children, a provision is being introduced on the territory of the Russian Federation prohibiting children from being unattended by adults in public places at night. In addition, a list of places is being compiled where minors cannot enter at any time of the day.

When will activities to identify unattended minors begin?

The Law “On Guarantees of the Rights of the Child in the Yaroslavl Region” comes into force on January 1, 2010. In accordance with this, already in New Year's Eve police officers will have the right to detain an unaccompanied minor child at night,

What age children do these restrictions apply to?

The temporary restrictions prescribed in this law of the Yaroslavl region apply to children under 16 years of age. Other restrictions are provided for minors (under 18 years of age) children.

At what time of day should children not be in public places without an accompanying person?

For most of the year, this restriction will be in effect from 22:00 to 6:00. In summer, that is, from June 1 to August 31, from 23:00 to 6:00.

Who has the right to accompany a child after 22:00 (in the summer after 23:00)?

Accompanying persons may be parents (or guardians) and persons who organized the mass event.

Can other people get permission to accompany children?

Anyone who has a power of attorney can accompany the child. A power of attorney to accompany a child across the territory of Russia (or a specific locality) can be signed by only one of the parents, and it does not need to be certified by a notary.

The power of attorney must indicate:

• Full name of the parent and his passport details;
• Full name and passport details of the person to whom the child is entrusted;
• The child’s full name, date of birth and details of the birth certificate or passport;
• description of the powers of the accompanying person (for example, to accompany from one point to another);
• date of issue and date until which the power of attorney is valid.

Where are children under 16 years of age prohibited from staying after 10:00 p.m. (11:00 p.m. in summer)?

Such public places include:

• places of mass stay and recreation of citizens (streets, squares, squares, parks, stadiums, courtyards, playgrounds, sports grounds, beaches);
• common areas apartment buildings(elevators, entrances, landings, others) and local areas;
• urban and suburban public transport, territories and premises of train stations, railway and bus stations, river ports, airports;
• forested areas;
• cemeteries;
• territories and premises of pharmacies, commercial facilities intended for the sale of services in the field of trade and public catering, entertainment, leisure, and providing access to the Internet.

Who identifies unaccompanied children in prohibited areas?

The responsibility to identify such children lies with police officers and employees of organizations. Citizens have the right to help independently or as part of teams law enforcement agencies in identifying unattended children.

What happens when a child is found unaccompanied at night?

If police officers discover a child under 16 years old in a public place at night, measures will be taken to establish his identity. Staff will then contact the parents or legal guardians and release the child to them. If it is impossible to contact the parents or if they cannot immediately pick up the child (and at the same time it is not possible to personally deliver the child home), he is sent to the internal affairs authorities. Parents have 3 hours to pick up their child from there. After 3 hours, the children are sent to social rehabilitation centers for minors.

How can a child prove that he is already 16 years old?

Minor children are advised to carry photocopies of their passports with them in order to be able to prove their age on the spot. Parents will also benefit from photocopies in case they have to pick up their child from the police department or police officers.

What is the fine provided by law for children under 16 years of age being in public places at night?

The law provides for the following fines:

• for allowing children under 16 years of age to be in public places at night:
  • citizens - warning or fine from 100 to 300 rubles. (again – from 1000 to 3000 rubles),
  • officials – fine from 500 to 5000 rubles. (again - from 5,000 to 20,000 rubles),
  • legal entities - fine from 5,000 to 20,000 rubles. (again – from 20,000 to 50,000 rubles);
• for allowing minors to stay in places included in the Register of Places, where staying may cause harm to the health or development of children:
  • citizens - warning or fine from 100 to 500 rubles. (again – from 1000 to 3000 rubles),
  • officials - from 500 to 5000 rubles. (again - from 5,000 to 20,000 rubles),
  • legal entities – from 5,000 to 20,000 rubles. (again – from 20,000 to 50,000 rubles);
• for failure to fulfill obligations to inform about measures to protect children from negative factors:
  • officials - from 500 to 2000 rubles,
  • legal entities – from 2000 to 5000 rubles.

How is the population notified that the presence of unaccompanied children under 16 in a particular place is prohibited after a certain time?

Organizations are required to notify at least 2 times an hour that children should not be there without an accompanying person after 22:00 (23:00 in the summer). The notification should start 2 hours before the start of the time limit.

How is the Register of places where children under 18 years of age are prohibited from staying?

The register is compiled by an expert commission and approved by the municipality. The commission includes representatives of education, health, social protection, physical culture and sports, youth policy, employment, internal affairs, as well as deputies. The register will be reviewed regularly. Currently, the law stipulates that changes to the Register should be made once a year, but later this period will be reduced.

By what principle are certain establishments included in the Register?

The Register includes places where being present may harm the health of children or negatively affect their development:

• beer restaurants, wine bars, beer bars, wine bars, and other places that are intended to sell only alcoholic beverages, beer and drinks made on its basis;
• commercial facilities that are intended for the sale of goods of a sexual nature only;
• other places where alcoholic beverages, beer and drinks made on its basis, and goods of a sexual nature are sold, in accordance with the decisions of expert commissions.

In addition, the Register will include public catering organizations that are not equipped with a non-smoking area, and organizations that have repeatedly violated the rules for selling alcoholic beverages to minors during the year.

It is important that the Register is not a final document. If an organization is not yet listed in it, but is engaged in activities that may harm the health or development of a child, children are prohibited from being on its territory.

How is notification made that minor children are not allowed on the territory of a given facility?

There will be warning notices or signs on the territory, as well as in the premises of the facility. Facility employees are required to notify visitors that the presence of children under 18 years of age there may harm their development.

The material was prepared with the support of the Department for Minors and Protection of Their Rights of the Yaroslavl City Hall.

Authorities, whose responsibilities, among other things, include maintaining law and order, often use the practice of imposing curfews. It is believed that a ban on being on the streets introduced for a certain time and/or for certain categories of citizens makes it possible to prevent the commission of crimes and generally protect citizens from a number of risks.

What is a curfew?

This is what they call the forbidden time, i.e. that period during which citizens (all or only certain categories) are prohibited from leaving their homes. For example, a curfew in Russia was introduced during the events of October 1993 or 08/20/1991 in Moscow under the State Emergency Committee. Today in our country such prohibitions apply on a permanent basis only to minors.

Curfew for children

In many countries around the world, minors are prohibited from being in public places and generally on city streets at night. It's about not about an emergency situation or wartime, but about a peaceful situation, which, nevertheless, forces the authorities to thus reduce child crime and the risks of committing offenses against children. Is there a curfew in our country?

Curfew in Russia

Back in 2009, the Government of the Russian Federation issued a law “On measures to prevent neglect and delinquency of minors”, according to which:

• Children under 7 years old are prohibited from being in public places unaccompanied by adults (24 hours a day)
• children 7-16 years old are prohibited from being in public places without an adult (from 23.00 to 6.00)

Serious criticism of the Russian Government from human rights activists and the population eventually led to the introduction of amendments: in the same 2009, the authorities transferred the authority to introduce such bans to regional parliaments, which received the right to independently introduce curfews for teenagers, determine the age limit, and the time of the ban etc.

Curfew in Moscow

The capital has long decided on a curfew for minors: a ban on visiting clubs, discos, cinemas, Internet bars and other leisure and public places is valid for teenagers under 16 years old from 23.00 to 7.00 (according to the Moscow Code of Administrative Offenses dated 21.11. 2007) Liability provided for violation of this norm:

• for officials - a fine of 2500-5000 rubles.
• for legal entities - a fine of 10,000-30,000 rubles.
• for parents – preventive conversation (repeated violation – fine)