Jackson County, MS Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

03 of the Jackson County Zoning Ordinance, a vehicle that is wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperable, abandoned or discarded, and that cannot be legally driven on county roads or highways, may not be parked or stored on residentially zoned property in unincorporated Jackson County unless it is inside a completely enclosed building. The same vehicle may never be parked on a public street or road, full stop. The rule is written broadly on purpose: subsection (b) sweeps in "a motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer, boat, boat trailer, aircraft or special-purpose vehicle" whenever it sits in a condition of substantial disrepair and lacks a current motor vehicle license tag, so an unregistered boat trailer rusting in a side yard is treated the same as a wrecked pickup.

04 gives the Planning Director or another authorized county official authority to act against inoperable vehicles and parts left to accumulate in the open when they are found to constitute a menace to public health or safety. 5: a knowing and willful violation is a misdemeanor carrying a fine up to $500, and if the vehicle is not moved after conviction, a continuing violation adds $100 per day until it is brought into compliance. The county can also treat the condition as a public nuisance subject to abatement, and the county judge may order the vehicle removed on top of any fine.