Parking Rules in Rock County, WI (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Rock County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Street Parking Limits
Wisconsin law bars stopping or parking on the left side of any Rock County highway, facing oncoming traffic, except for a short list of statutory exceptions, and a wrong-way violation carries a $30 to $300 forfeiture under Wis. Stat. Section 346.56(2). Property owners can also bar parking on their own lots by posting a sign, and Rock County has adopted this state law directly as its own traffic code under County Ordinance Section 3.104(5).
Wrong-Way and Restricted Parking in Rock County
Some RestrictionsWis. Stat. Secs. 346.55(1), (3), (4); 346.56(1m), (2)
346.55(1) No person shall stop or leave standing any vehicle on the left side of a highway except as provided in ss. 167.31 (4) (co) and 346.54. ... (3) No person may leave or park any motor vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property. (4) Owners or lessees of public or private property may permit parking by certain persons and limit, restrict or prohi...
Overnight Parking
The courthouse parking lots in Janesville, the seat of Rock County government, close to all parking between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless the police department gives specific permission. Rock County Ordinance Section 3.104(1) adopts this rule, plus a 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekday limit on designated spaces, directly from the City of Janesville's own parking code under a policing agreement between the two governments.
Overnight Courthouse Parking Ban in Rock County
Some RestrictionsRock County, WI Code of Ordinances Sec. 3.104(1) (reprinting Janesville Ordinance Sec. 10.44.020)
10.44.020 Courthouse parking lots--Additional restrictions. In the upper and lower courthouse parking lots, the following restrictions shall apply in addition to all others provided by this title: (A) No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle in any space specifically designated for a particular person, official or type of vehicle, unless such person is that particular person or ...
Abandoned Vehicles
Wisconsin law makes an abandoned vehicle a public nuisance and lets the Rock County Sheriff or a local officer tow it. A vehicle left unattended without permission for more than 48 hours (or a shorter time set locally) is deemed abandoned, and the owner pays all towing and impound costs.
Abandoned vehicle rules in Rock County, WI
Some RestrictionsWis. Stat. 342.40(3)(a)
Any municipal or university police officer, police officer appointed under s. 16.84 (2), sheriff's deputy, county traffic patrolman, state traffic officer or conservation warden who discovers any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or mobile home on any public highway or private or public property which has been abandoned shall cause the vehicle to be removed to a suitable place of impoundment.
Parking Rules by City in Rock County
2 cities in Rock County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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