Henry County, GA Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Under-14 curfew hours
- 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Ages 14-17 curfew hours
- 12:01 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.
- Exceptions
- Accompanied by adult; emergency/legitimate errand
- Parental liability
- Separate offense for knowingly permitting
- State law cross-reference
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-2(12)(E) unruly child
Summary
Henry County bars unescorted minors under 14 from being away from home between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and unescorted minors 14 to 17 between 12:01 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., with parents and guardians equally liable for knowingly permitting the violation.
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of fourteen (14) years to be away from his home unescorted by a parent or guardian between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or for any person between the age of fourteen (14) years and the age of eighteen (18) years to be away from his home unescorted by a parent or guardian between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. It shall be unlawful for said persons, during said designated periods of time, to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in or upon the public street, highway, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public places...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Section 3-4-218 sets two curfew bands by age. m. During those windows it is also unlawful for the covered minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play on public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, other public grounds, public buildings, places of amusement and entertainment, vacant lots, or other unsupervised places. The ordinance exempts a minor accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other adult with legal care and custody, and exempts a minor out on an emergency errand or legitimate business directed by that adult.
Subsection (b) makes it separately unlawful for a parent, guardian, or other adult with legal care and custody to knowingly permit a covered minor to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or play in those same public places during curfew hours, subject to the same accompaniment and errand exceptions. The rule dates to Ordinance No. § 15-11-2(12)(E), reinforcing the county curfew with a state juvenile-code classification.
Violations & Fines
Each violation is a separate offense. A minor who violates the curfew is handled under the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia; if a minor's conduct is not covered by that code, the minor can be charged, tried, and found guilty in the county's probate court and punished as provided by law. Parents or guardians who knowingly permit a violation are independently liable under subsection (b).
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Sources & Official References
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