Caldwell, ID Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Caldwell addresses abandoned, wrecked, stolen, and unidentified vehicles under City Code 09-01-11 (Unidentified, Stolen, Wrecked or Abandoned Motor Vehicles), part of Title 9. The ordinance authorizes the police department to remove abandoned motor vehicles or other personal property found on any public thoroughfare or other municipal property and to keep them in custody until redeemed by the owner. An abandoned vehicle or personal property that remains upon a street or other public property for forty-eight (48) hours, or that remains upon private property or business property open to the public for five (5) days or longer, where the owner cannot be located or fails or refuses to remove it, is subject to removal. Any member of the police department may remove a junk or abandoned vehicle after five (5) days if it is on private or business property open to the public, or after forty-eight (48) hours if it is on streets or other public property. The actual costs of removal and towing, plus daily storage fees, are charged to the vehicle owner. The section also defines stolen vehicles (those the department has reasonable grounds to believe stolen) and unidentified vehicles (those whose ownership cannot be ascertained). Idaho Code Title 49, Chapter 18 governs the broader abandoned-vehicle towing, storage, lien, and sale process statewide.