{"id":1749,"date":"2014-10-30T11:17:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T15:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2014-10-30T11:52:34","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T15:52:34","slug":"mischief-night-halloween-curfew-in-effect-in-brick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2014\/10\/mischief-night-halloween-curfew-in-effect-in-brick\/","title":{"rendered":"Mischief Night, Halloween Curfew In Effect in Brick"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Mischief<\/a>

Mischief Night (Credit: John Beagle\/Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n

The night before Halloween brings with it many controversies, from the appropriateness of toilet-papering neighbors\u2019 trees and houses, to its very name (apparently, New Jerseyans are among the only people<\/a> to actually call it \u201cmischief night\u201d).<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s one constant in almost every town in the Garden State, including our own: an expanded curfew for those under 17.<\/p>\n

Back in 1997, faced with the annual prospect of passing a resolution to expand the curfew, the township council built the expansion directly into the township code, covering both Mischief Night and Halloween night. The law is pretty straightforward:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Juveniles (defined as those under 17, for the purposes of this law) are prohibited from being on any public street or any public place between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Thursday and Friday night.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The curfew does not apply when a juvenile is accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult responsible for their care, during \u201clegitimate business,\u201d an errand approved by a parent or a medical emergency, or attending an event sponsored by a religious or educational organization. There are also exceptions for night school classes, civic, cultural, recreational or social functions, and \u201cwhen the juvenile is exercising first amendment rights protected by the United States Constitution such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech and the right of assembly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though sometimes not well known in the community, there is a general curfew for juveniles every night of the year. Except during the Mischief Night and Halloween expansion, the same rules above apply between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.<\/p>\n

For what it\u2019s worth, Brick and Ocean County follow the state trend in calling the night of Oct. 30 Mischief Night. In Paramus, according to an NJ.com article published today<\/a> on the subject, it\u2019s called \u201cCabbage Night\u201d while \u201cGoosey Night\u201d is popular in western Bergen County and Passaic County.<\/p>\n

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