Chattanooga City Council members talked today during their legal and legislative committee meeting about toughening the city’s curfew laws and enforcing them.
Councilman Peter Murphy, chairman of the committee, asked City Attorney Mike McMahan if the city’s curfew laws were outdated.
“Are you of the opinion this ordinance could use some work?” Murphy asked.
McMahan said the city last updated the ordinance in 1986.
Council members offered suggestions for how to update the ordinance, including establishing fines for parents or legal guardians or offering an alternative such as community service and making sure the Chattanooga Police Department enforces the law.