Overview

• The municipal ordinance bars children under 14 from going out alone between midnight and 7 AM through September 30 after a rise in late-night vandalism and unsafe e-scooter use.
• Minors caught outside face €100 fines while guardians incur €250 penalties, which increase by 50 percent on repeat offenses and may trigger suspensions from public events.
• Officially recognized cultural, sports and educational activities remain allowed if minors are accompanied by an adult or authorized personnel.
• A Polizia municipale operation on July 18–20 seized electric scooters and vehicles driven by under-14s, prompting the mayor’s decision to impose the curfew.
• Mayor Antonino De Lorenzo has pledged to lift the ban if parents step up supervision, even as residents and vacationers remain split over its proportionality.