Ocean City's new ordinances give teens an earlier curfew
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (CBS) -- New rules take effect in Ocean City ahead of Father's Day Weekend as city leaders look to curb what they describe as large groups of rowdy teenagers.
Ocean City leaders approved two new ordinances that set an 11 p.m. curfew for people under the age of 18, and ban backpacks on the boardwalk after 8 p.m.
Mike Sieber said he supports the curfew after his godson witnessed a teenager acting rowdy and shouting curse words at people on the boardwalk Thursday night.
"These kids are just getting real rowdy, man," Mike Sieber said. "I definitely agree with the curfew until things kind of tone down a little bit."
Tyler Rogers, a rising high school senior, is directly affected by the new ordinances.
"It's a shame because most teenagers are good people that aren't causing trouble," Rogers said. "But there's the few that make it bad for everyone else."
The new ordinances take effect two weeks after Ocean City's mayor ordered the beach shut down every night at 8 p.m. and boardwalk bathrooms locked at 10 p.m.
