Legal Question in Traffic Law in New York
48 hour parking limit in New York
Recently, my vehicle was towed and
impounded for being parked for over 48
hours in a single space. The parking
space was entirely legal, and the police
dept declared the vehicle abandoned
and hit me with a $250 ticket. Is this
legal?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: 48 hour parking limit in New York
A car left for more than 48 hours at a legal parking spot may be considered abandonded.
Here is a copy of the applicable law:
� 1224. Abandoned vehicles. 1. A motor vehicle shall be deemed to be
an abandoned vehicle if left unattended
(a) with no number plates affixed thereto, for more than six hours on
any highway or other public place;
(b) for more than twenty-four hours on any highway or other public
place, except a portion of a highway or public place on which parking is
legally permitted;
(c) for more than forty-eight hours, after the parking of such vehicle
shall have become illegal, if left on a portion of a highway or public
place on which parking is legally permitted;
(d) for more than ninety-six hours on property of another if left
without permission of the owner.
Seems you are in violation of NY VTL sec. 1224 (1) (c).
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