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Curfew Laws in Chattanooga, TN (2026)

2 verified curfew laws for Chattanooga, Tennessee, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Juvenile Curfew

Chattanooga enforces a nightly curfew for minors: those 16 and under must be off the streets by 10 p.m. on weeknights and 11 p.m. on weekends, with 17- and 18-year-olds getting an extra hour.

Chattanooga Juvenile Curfew Hours

Significant Restrictions

Chattanooga City Code § 25-2

(a)It is unlawful for any minor between seventeen (17) and eighteen (18) years of age to remain in or upon any public street, highway, park, vacant lot, establishment or other public place within the county during the following time frames:(1)Monday through Thursday between the hours of eleven o'clock p.m. (11:00 p.m.) to six o'clock a.m. (6:00 a.m.); and(2)Friday through Sunday between the hou...

Park Curfew

Chattanooga bars anyone from remaining in a city park after 10:30 p.m. under City Code Sec. 26-19. The only exception is a scheduled, supervised, lighted athletic or social event; violators face the citywide general penalty of up to a $500 fine.

Chattanooga Park Curfew: 10:30 p.m.

Some Restrictions

Chattanooga City Code § 26-19

It shall be unlawful for any person to remain upon any public park in the city at night after the hour of 10:30 p.m. prevailing time, unless such person is attending an organized athletic or social event in areas which are lighted for such purposes and which events have been previously scheduled through the park director of that park, or through the head of the recreation department, and which ...

Looking for Hamilton County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Chattanooga city rules.

Curfew Laws in Hamilton County