Hall County, GA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Closed hours
- 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily
- Governing section
- Code § 2.50.200
- Vehicle curfew
- Same hours, § 2.50.210
- Exceptions
- Staff; designated overnight campers
- Penalty class
- Misdemeanor, State/Magistrate Court
- Origin
- Res. of 3-12-84, § 14
Summary
Hall County recreation facilities close to the public between 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily under Code § 2.50.200. Only authorized staff and campers in designated overnight camping areas may remain on the grounds during those hours.
It is unlawful for any person to enter or be within a recreation facility between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily except as follows: A. Authorized recreation facility personnel; B. Overnight campers who are within officially designated overnight camping areas only. Use of a recreation facility may be further restricted in those areas where the county recreation and parks board shall from time to time designate by posting on the affected premises the time the facilities are available for public use.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 80).
Full Breakdown
daily. The section carves out two exceptions: authorized recreation facility personnel, and overnight campers staying within officially designated overnight camping areas. reopening if the board has posted a shorter window there. restriction to vehicles, barring anyone from driving, parking or attempting to park on the streets, avenues, parking areas or any other location within a recreation facility during those hours, with the same personnel and overnight-camper exceptions. 210, meaning the overnight closure has been continuously codified county policy since at least the mid-1980s and applies uniformly across every unincorporated Hall County recreation facility, including Lake Lanier-area parks, rather than to any single site.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 2.50.200 or § 2.50.210 is charged under the chapter's general penalty clause, § 2.50.250: a misdemeanor prosecuted before the Magistrate or State Court of Hall County, punishable as set out in Official Code of Hall County § 1.50.020, with each date of noncompliance treated as a separate violation in the court's discretion. Recreation facility staff and county sheriff's deputies patrolling the parks after closing can cite anyone found on the grounds, or in a vehicle on park property, outside the two listed exceptions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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