Bayonne, NJ Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Street abandonment
- Prohibited outright, no grace period
- Private property limit
- 48 hours for dismantled/junked vehicles
- Exceptions
- Enclosed buildings, lawful business use, City storage
- Towing/impoundment
- Now governed by Ch. 4, Sec 4-29
- Governing section
- City Code Sec 3-25
Summary
Bayonne bans abandoning a vehicle anywhere in the City and bars leaving a wrecked or junked vehicle on any street. On private property, a dismantled or junked vehicle cannot sit longer than 48 hours, except inside an enclosed building or as part of a lawful business or City storage facility.
No person shall abandon a vehicle within the City and no person shall leave a vehicle at any place within the City for such time and under such circumstances as to cause it to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. ... No person shall leave a partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked or junked vehicle on any street or highway within the City. ... No person in charge or control of any property within the City, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall allow the partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked, junked, or discarded vehicle to remain on such property longer than 48 hours; and no person shall leave such vehicle on any property within the City for a longer time than 48 hours; except that this subsection shall not apply with regard to a vehicle in an enclosed building, a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place and manner, when necessary to the operation of such business enterprise, or a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the City.
Full Breakdown
Bayonne City Code Sec 3-25.2 makes it unlawful to abandon a vehicle within the City or to leave one anywhere under circumstances that make it reasonably appear abandoned. Section 3-25.3 separately bars leaving a partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked, or junked vehicle on any street or highway. Section 3-25.4 extends the rule to private property: no owner, tenant, occupant, or lessee may allow such a vehicle to remain on their property longer than 48 hours, and no person may leave one there longer than that. Exceptions apply to a vehicle kept in an enclosed building, on the premises of a lawfully operated business where the vehicle is necessary to that business, or in an appropriate storage depository lawfully maintained by the City.
The former impounding subsection, 3-25.5, was repealed in 2021 by Ord. No. O-21-44, with towing and impoundment now handled under Chapter 4's Licensing, Registration and Business Regulations, Sec 4-29, Towing. Separately, Sec 3-26 authorizes the Police Department to impound or immobilize a vehicle carrying outstanding parking warrants, and if those warrants are unpaid by the 30th day, the vehicle may be sold at public auction after notice by certified mail and newspaper publication.
Violations & Fines
Leaving an abandoned, wrecked, or junked vehicle on a City street is a violation under Sec 3-25.2 and Sec 3-25.3 regardless of how long it sits. On private property, the 48-hour grace period in Sec 3-25.4 applies to owners, tenants, and occupants alike, and exceeding it exposes the responsible party to code enforcement action.
Frequently Asked Questions
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