Murfreesboro, TN Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Age covered
- Under 18
- Weeknight hours
- 11 p.m.-5 a.m. Sun-Thu
- Weekend hours
- Midnight-5 a.m. Fri-Sat
- First contact
- Warning, sent home
Summary
Murfreesboro bars minors under 18 from being out unsupervised from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Sunday-Thursday and midnight to 5:00 a.m. on weekends, with exceptions for parental accompaniment, errands, and supervised activities.
It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 to loiter, idle, wander, stroll, or aimlessly drive or ride about in or upon any public street, avenue, highway, road, curb area, alley, park, playground, or other public ground, public place or public building, place of amusement or eating place, vacant lot or unsupervised place between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day and 12:00 midnight on Friday and Saturday and 5:00 a.m. of the following day...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 21-26(A) makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to loiter, wander, or drive around in public streets, parks, businesses, or other public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and between midnight and 5:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Exceptions cover minors accompanied by a parent or guardian, running an errand for one, returning directly from a school or public event, working a lawful job, or attending a supervised activity with parental consent. Subsection (B) makes it unlawful for a parent or guardian to knowingly allow the same conduct, and (C) bars businesses from knowingly letting minors remain on the premises during curfew hours.
Violations & Fines
A minor found violating curfew is warned and sent home on a first contact; repeat or refused compliance leads to police-department custody and juvenile-court referral, and a parent or guardian who was previously notified can be punished under Code § 1-8.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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