Forsyth County, NC Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Chapter 11 of the Forsyth County Code defines an abandoned vehicle under Sec. 11-1(b)(1) as one left on public grounds or county property in violation of a no-parking law, left more than twenty-four hours on county-operated property, left more than two hours on private property without the owner's, occupant's, or lessee's consent, or left more than seven days on public grounds. A junked vehicle is an abandoned vehicle that is also partially dismantled, inoperable, more than five years old and worth less than $100, or lacks a current license plate, per Sec.

11-1(b)(2). Sec. 11-2 separately treats a vehicle as a health or safety hazard when it harbors pests, grows weeds over eight inches tall, collects standing water, concentrates flammable material, risks tipping, or traps children, if left on private property more than thirty days, and such hazard vehicles may be disposed of without owner consent. Under Secs. 11-4 and 11-5, a law enforcement officer or the county's abandoned vehicles officer, a role assigned to the Director of the Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection per Sec.

11-15, may tow a vehicle to storage, but a vehicle cannot be removed from private property until it has sat more than twelve hours, per Sec. S. 11. Before final sale or disposal, Sec. 1 gives the registered owner a right to request a hearing within seven days, held within seventy-two hours of the request.