Mobile police issued 17 citations of $100 each for curfew violations so far, the most among the largest cities in Alabama that have adopted local ordinances aimed at keeping people at home during overnight hours.

The city’s 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew went into effect on Tuesday as a way to minimize exposure during the coronavirus pandemic. A dozen of the citations were issued over the weekend. Police made 105 “contacts with people violating the curfew order,” who received warnings, according to police spokeswoman Charlette Solis.

“Given the situation and that we have already had issues with citizens not taking it seriously enough, I believe citations should be issued,” Mobile City Council Vice President C.J. Small said. “If we are going to stop this devastating disease from ravaging our communities, we must flatten the curve. The health and lives of our citizens are on the line.”

In Birmingham, where a “shelter in place” curfew has been in effect since March 24, no citations have been written. The fines are hefty, carrying the potential of $500 per offense, but police spokesman Sgt. Rod Maudlin said that “everyone has been in compliance for the most part.”

“As of right now, the approach we are taking in Birmingham is if we see anything going on, we’re in an education phase and asking for compliance and cooperation,” Maudlin said. “We did not run into anything last week where we didn’t gain compliance and had to take enforcement measures.”

He added, “Our officers made contact with individuals and asked them to disburse if they were in a large group. We didn’t have any instances where those individuals didn’t comply.”

Montgomery has made two misdemeanor arrests for curfew violations, according to Montgomery police spokeswoman Captain Regina Duckett. She said it will be up to a municipal judge to assess a fine.

Tuscaloosa, which first began enforcing its curfew ordinance this weekend, issued only one ticket and gave 30 warnings.

Huntsville is the only large city that did not adopt a curfew.

But handful of smaller cities and towns, especially in hard hit areas like east Alabama, did adopt curfews, often running from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The curfews followed Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s “stay at home” order issued on April 3.

But none of the cities reached by AL.com reported any citations or arrests.

“We haven’t had any problems,” said Dadeville Police Chief Jonathan Floyd. The Tallapoosa County community of about 3,200 residents voted in the curfew last week. “We have not had any issues like some of the other cities have had.”

In Smiths Station, a city of 5,400 residents in Lee County near the Alabama-Georgia state line, a curfew assessing $500 fines upon a second offense against violators has been in place since April 6. The town added the curfew to prevent house parties or parking lot gatherings, according to Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland.

The curfew also comes at a time when Lee County has experienced a high amount of coronavirus cases. As of Monday night, the county had 250 confirmed cases and six deaths related to the illness.

“We haven’t had any fines, but we’re not wanting any fines,” said Copeland. “We are just trying to tell people you cannot congregate.”