By Brian Maass | CBS Colorado
A district court judge in Elbert County has declared the town of Elizabeth’s curfew law unconstitutional after a Colorado family says they spent $12,000 fighting their son’s $30 curfew ticket.
“To me, this was worth the fight,” said Mike Saunders, whose son Joe was one of four teenagers stopped by Elizabeth police in July of 2021.
The teens said they had been bowling in Parker and were driving home when an Elizabeth police officer pulled their car over for having a broken headlight. It was shortly after midnight, which is when the town’s curfew ordinance kicks in on Saturday nights.