INDIANAPOLIS -- A proposal that would penalize parents of children who violate the curfew established by the city of Indianapolis has been tabled.

During Monday's meeting of the Indianapolis City-County Council, councilors voted 18-7 to table the proposal, which would have implemented financial penalties for parents of children who violated the curfew.

According to previous reports, the city requires juveniles aged 15 to 17 to be home by 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Kids aged 15 to 17 are required to be home by 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.

Those under the age of 15 are required to be home by 9 p.m. daily. Curfew rules expire at 5 a.m. every day in Marion County.

To enforce that new curfew law, Michael-Paul Hart, the Republican District 20 councilor, proposed an amendment, which

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