Saratoga County, NY Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Article II of Chapter 325, adopted March 20, 1979 by Local Law No. 2-1979, is a short two-section article distinct from the County's general parking-lot rules in Article I and the winter parking-lot restrictions in Article III. Section 325-9 draws its authority directly from § 1650(d) of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law and prohibits parking or abandoning a vehicle on County highways of Saratoga County in four situations: during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency; when the vehicle is left unattended so that it obstructs traffic; or anywhere that stopping, standing or parking is already prohibited.

The prohibition is written to reach County highways specifically, not private land, and not town, village or city streets, which are governed by each municipality's own code or by the general Vehicle and Traffic Law. Section 325-10 supplies the enforcement mechanism: any vehicle parked or abandoned in violation of Article II may be removed and transported to a suitable place of storage by the Sheriff of Saratoga County, the County Superintendent of Highways, or anyone they duly designate. The removal happens at the risk of the vehicle's owner or operator, who is also responsible for paying the reasonable charges for that removal and storage.

1 of up to $50, Article II sets out no separate monetary penalty of its own; its consequence runs through the cost of towing and storage rather than a fixed fine.