Conway, AR Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit, public property
- 7 days for any subject item
- Time limit, private property
- 7 days, inoperable vehicles
- First-offense fine
- Up to $500.00
- Continuing offense fine
- Up to $250.00 per day
- Enforcing agency
- Code Enforcement Division, Police
Summary
In the City of Conway, Arkansas, an abandoned, wrecked or inoperable vehicle left on public property for more than seven days is declared a public nuisance, and an inoperable vehicle on private property gets the same seven-day limit before it is a prosecutable nuisance.
No person shall abandon or leave any subject item, including an inoperable subject item, whether attended or not, upon any public property within the city for a period of time in excess of seven (7) days. The presence of any subject item, or parts thereof, on public property is hereby declared to be public nuisance which may be subject to criminal prosecution under this section or abated as a nuisance in accordance with the laws of the State of Arkansas. ... No person shall park, store, leave or permit the parking, storing or leaving of any subject item of any kind, which is inoperable, whether attended or not, upon any private property within the city, except that, with respect to an inoperable motor vehicle, such vehicle may be parked, stored or left on such property for a period of time not to exceed seven (7) days, after which time such inoperable motor vehicle shall constitute a nuisance subject to criminal prosecution under this section or abated as a nuisance in accordance with the laws of the State of Arkansas.
Full Breakdown
Conway Municipal Code § 8.04.02, adopted by Ord. No. O-01-64, bars leaving any "subject item", a term covering boats, motor vehicles, trailers and major portions of them under § 8.04.01, on public property for more than seven days, whether or not the vehicle is wrecked, inoperable, currently registered or currently inspected. The presence of the item past that window is declared a public nuisance subject to criminal prosecution or nuisance abatement under state law. Section 8.04.03 applies the same seven-day cap to an inoperable motor vehicle left on private property, though other subject items on private property face no blanket time limit.
Exceptions in § 8.04.04 cover vehicles stored inside a building or enclosed garage, vehicles held by a licensed repair business in a proper business zone, and vehicles under active weekly repair in a carport if kept under an opaque cover; a vehicle that is simply unlicensed, rather than inoperable, may still be stored in a covered carport. Code Enforcement Division and Police handle citations, and § 8.04.06 lets the city alternatively proceed under Arkansas abandoned-vehicle statutes A.C.A. §§ 27-50-1101, 27-50-1102 and 8-6-413 for towing and disposal.
Violations & Fines
Violating §§ 8.04.02 or 8.04.03 is a misdemeanor under § 8.04.05, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense. A first offense carries a fine up to $500.00, and continuing offenses up to $250.00 per day. The city can also remove and impound the vehicle after a bond forfeiture, non-appearance, or 30 days past a guilty plea or conviction, and towing, removal and storage costs become a lien on the vehicle and the property.
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