Idaho Falls, ID Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 24 consecutive hours
- Covers
- disabled, unlicensed, inoperable vehicles
- Applies to
- any City street or alley
- Penalty
- infraction, Council-set fine
Summary
Disabled, unlicensed, or inoperable vehicles cannot sit on an Idaho Falls street or alley for more than 24 straight hours before the City can cite and remove them, per Bonneville County's largest city's parking code.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store or to allow to be parked or stored a disabled, unlicensed, or inoperable motor vehicle upon any street or alley within the City for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) consecutive hours.
(2) For purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" is hereby defined as set forth in Idaho Code 49-123(V)(h). (Ord. 3276, 10-10-19; Ord. 3537, 9-14-23)
Full Breakdown
Idaho Falls City Code 9-4-27 bars parking or storing a disabled, unlicensed, or inoperable motor vehicle on any City street or alley for more than 24 consecutive hours. This sits alongside the companion rule at 9-4-26, which gives licensed and operable vehicles a longer 48-hour window before the same street-storage limit applies. Violations are infractions under 9-4-28, with fines set by Council resolution.
Violations & Fines
Cited as an infraction under 9-4-28, punishable by a Council-set fine; the vehicle may also be tagged, towed, and impounded, with the owner responsible for towing and impound fees.
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