Marion, OH Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Private property limit
- 72 consecutive hours without permission (§ 351.18)
- Public street limit
- 48 consecutive hours without notifying the Police Chief
- Junk vehicle test
- Any three of five listed criteria (§ 660.07)
- Removal deadline
- Ten days after written notice
- Appeal
- Written, to Safety/Service Director, within five days
- Penalty ladder
- Minor misdemeanor, then fourth degree, then third degree
Summary
In the City of Marion, Ohio, § 351.18 bars willfully leaving an abandoned junk motor vehicle on private property for more than 72 consecutive hours without permission, or on a public street for 48 consecutive hours or longer without notifying the Police Chief. Section 660.07 gives owners ten days after written notice to remove a junk vehicle from private or commercial property.
(A) No person shall willfully leave an ABANDONED JUNK MOTOR VEHICLE, as defined in R.C. § 4513.63, on private property for more than 72 consecutive hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, or on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular traffic or parking, or upon or within the right of way of any road or highway, for 48 consecutive hours or longer, without notification to the Police Chief of the reasons for leaving the motor vehicle in such place. ... (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, and shall also be assessed any costs incurred by the municipality in disposing of such vehicle or abandoned junk motor vehicle, less any money accruing to the municipality from such disposal. ... (B)(1) No person in charge or control of any private or commercial property within the City, whether as an owner or tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, or the registered owner of the motor vehicle, shall allow a junk motor vehicle to remain on such property longer than ten (10) days after receipt of written notice to remove the junk motor vehicle from such premises.
Full Breakdown
Two sections work together. Section 351.18 covers vehicles left in place. A person violates it by willfully leaving an abandoned junk motor vehicle, as defined in R.C. § 4513.63, on private property for more than 72 consecutive hours without the permission of the person entitled to possession, or on a public street or other property open to vehicular traffic or parking, or in a road right of way, for 48 consecutive hours or longer without notifying the Police Chief of the reasons. The fact that a vehicle was so left without permission or notification is prima-facie evidence of abandonment.
Section 660.07 is the property-maintenance side. A junk motor vehicle is one meeting any three of five criteria: five years old or older, partially dismantled, inoperable, fair market value of less than fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or unlicensed, improperly licensed or not displaying a valid license plate. A vehicle that has not been moved for fourteen consecutive days is presumed inoperable. After written notice issued by a Police Department officer or a designee of the Safety/Service Director, the property occupant, owner or registered owner has ten days to remove the vehicle, and each subsequent period of thirty days is a separate offense.
Notice goes by personal service, certified mail, publication or posting. A recipient can appeal in writing to the Safety/Service Director within five days of receipt or publication, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. A collector's vehicle (fair market value of $500 or more) can stay on private property with permission only if completely concealed from public view, and a junk vehicle can be stored in a fully enclosed building where the Zoning Code permits. Moving the vehicle to another spot in the City that does not abate the violation is not compliance.
Division (E) separately bars storing outside a building in any Residential District a vehicle without a current Ohio plate for more than 15 days, consecutively or cumulatively.
Violations & Fines
Under § 351.18(B), a violation is a minor misdemeanor, and the offender is also assessed any costs the municipality incurs in disposing of the vehicle, less any money accruing to the municipality from the disposal. Under § 660.07(F), a violation is a minor misdemeanor on a first offense, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a second offense, and a misdemeanor of the third degree on each subsequent offense. Section 660.07 closes with the reference 'Penalty, see § 698.02.'
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