Live Oak, TX Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Abandoned threshold public
- 48 hours unmoved
- Junked threshold private
- 30 days inoperable
- Notice before tow
- 10 days
- Governing law
- TX Transportation Code Ch 683
Summary
Live Oak treats vehicles unmoved for 48 hours on public streets, or junked vehicles visible from a public place, as abandoned under Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683 and may tow them.
Sec. 683.002. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, a motor vehicle is abandoned if the motor vehicle: (1) is inoperable, is more than five years old, and has been left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours; (2) has remained illegally on public property for more than 48 hours; (3) has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in charge of the property for more than 48 hours; (4) has been left unattended on the right-of-way of a designated county, state, or federal highway for more than 48 hours; (5) has been left unattended for more than 24 hours on the right-of-way of a turnpike project ... or (6) is considered an abandoned motor vehicle under Section 644.153(r).
Full Breakdown
Live Oak enforces abandoned-vehicle rules under both city ordinance and Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683 (abandoned vehicles) and Chapter 683.071 et seq. (junked vehicles). A vehicle is considered abandoned if left unattended on a public street for more than 48 hours, or inoperable on private property for more than 30 days visible from a public place or neighboring property. Junked vehicles are defined as those wrecked, dismantled, discarded, or inoperable and not displaying current registration and inspection. Live Oak Code Enforcement or Police post a notice giving the owner 10 days to abate; if unresolved, the vehicle can be towed at the owners expense and auctioned. Property owners may not use tarps to shield junked vehicles from view as that does not cure the violation.
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