Indianapolis council advances plan to temporarily tighten youth curfew hours

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — With a 21-2 vote, the Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night approved a proposal to adjust the youth curfew hours.

It was not immediately clear when the adjusted youth curfew hours could begin. Mayor Joe Hogsett will need to sign off on the proposal. Council proposals also have to be publicly advertised after the elected officials sign off on them. Once all the approvals are in place, the curfew will begin and last 120 days.

News 8 reached out by email to Sara Hindi, chief communications officer for the City-County Council, for clarification on when the proposal could take effect, but did not immediately hear back.

Indianapolis in 2025 also adjusted the youth curfew hours during the warmer months. That change came five weeks after a July 4 mass shooting that killed two teens.

This year’s curfew, as proposed, would be two hours earlier than the one ...