Baltimore city's juvenile curfew is officially in effect.
The policy, according to Mayor Brandon Scott, will have limited interaction between Baltimore Police and juveniles.
It involves transporting juveniles who are still out passed curfew, to connection centers.
However, it's not mandatory, meaning juveniles could still essentially be out-passed curfew.
Those who are responsible for transporting the juveniles to a connection center are non-law enforcement personnel.
"I want to be very clear about this, that it limit’s unnecessary interactions with law enforcement while also ensuring accountability," said Scott.
Baltimore police will have no other interactions with juveniles, other than making a vacate announcement after hours.
Several Baltimore City council members pushed back on the idea of no enforcement from law enforcement.
District 10 council member Phylicia Porter is concerned weapons could end up in centers, leading to a public safety concern.
“Young people and criminal activity as it relates to guns, how are we monitoring that we’re not putting other young people in a dangerous situation," said Porter.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison says a curfew in and of itself, does not warrant his officers for searching for weapons.
“For a status offense alone, absent that reasonable suspicion of a crime being committed, we’re not doing a pat down," said Harrison.
However, law enforcement analyst Melissa Pinkelton has a different interpretation of enforcing a curfew.
“If this is not a police matter, then how come all of the juvenile carjackings and shootings and riots have been police matters," said Pinkelton.