Eastvale, CA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Eastvale prohibits vehicle abandonment under EMC 10.20.210, which the city adopted in 2024 (Ord. No. 24-02). Subsection (a) bars abandoning a vehicle upon any highway, and subsection (b) bars abandoning a vehicle on public or private property without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful control. A person convicted under EMC 10.20.210(c) must pay a fine of not less than $100 and provide proof that the costs of removal and disposition of the vehicle have been paid; no part of the fine may be suspended, though it may be paid in installments if the court finds inability to pay in full. Under subsection (d), that cost-payment proof is not required if the defendant shows the vehicle was stolen before abandonment, such as through a police report. Subsection (e) limits removal and disposition costs for a vehicle deemed abandoned under Vehicle Code 22669 to towing plus seven days of storage, except where a Declaration of Opposition was timely returned. The ordinance ties directly into state law: an operable abandoned vehicle left on a city street for 72 or more hours may be removed under California Vehicle Code 22651, and abandoned-vehicle removal procedures generally run through Vehicle Code 22669. The 72-hour over-time street limit in EMC 10.20.020 frequently triggers the abandonment and removal process.