Clarksville, TN Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Section
- §§ 10-205, 10-206
- Ages 15 & under
- 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Ages 16-17
- 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Exceptions
- parent present, errand, married, military
- Parent liability
- separate offense under § 10-206
Summary
Clarksville bars anyone 15 or younger from loitering, wandering, or playing in public streets, parks, or other unsupervised public places between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Minors 16 and 17 get a shorter window, 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Both age bands are excused when a parent or guardian is present, or the minor is on an emergency errand, married, or in the armed services.
It shall be unlawful for any minor fifteen (15) years of age and younger to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places or public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the following day. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for any minor over the age of fifteen (15) years, but under the age of eighteen (18) years, to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds or other public grounds, public places or other public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 110 Update 2 | Zoning Ordinance: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
Section 10-205 of the Official Code of the City of Clarksville, adopted by Ordinance No. 71-1983-84 and amended by Ordinance No. 65-1994-95 on March 2, 1995, sets two curfew tiers. the following day. , in the same list of public places. Both age groups are exempt when accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other adult with care and custody of the minor, when the minor is running an emergency errand or legitimate business authorized by that adult, or when the minor is married or a member of the armed services. , subject to the same accompaniment and emergency-errand exceptions.
Violations & Fines
Violating curfew is a Title 10 offense; a parent or guardian who knowingly lets a minor break it commits a separate offense under § 10-206. Clarksville police officers and city-employed security officers can issue citations for Title 10 offenses committed on city property under § 10-102, though the curfew sections themselves do not print a fixed dollar fine.
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