Floyd County, GA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Article II of Chapter 2-11 defines a junked vehicle as one lacking a current license plate and liability insurance, or one that is wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, abandoned or discarded, unless it sits out of 'ordinary public view,' meaning inside storage, behind suitable fencing, trees or shrubbery. Sec. 2-11-21 bars parking or leaving a junked vehicle on private property in unincorporated Floyd County past 30 days, and an abandoned motor vehicle on public property past 3 days, and declares either presence a public nuisance. Custom vehicles at least 25 years old, street rods, parts cars kept for restoration, and vehicles held at a licensed automotive repair or salvage business operating in an appropriate business zone are excluded, as are operable vehicles built for raceways or drag strips.

Before Floyd County can act, Sec. 2-11-22 requires written notice to the property occupant or owner, and Sec. 2-11-24 requires that notice be posted on the property and mailed by registered mail at least 10 days before the compliance deadline. If the owner does not comply, Sec. 2-11-25 lets Floyd County have the vehicle removed once a magistrate court adjudges the nuisance, and the removal cost becomes a lien against the property, enforceable as an execution recorded on the county's general execution docket. Sec. § 15-10-63.