Newton County, GA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Section 42-66(p) opens by declaring it unlawful to abandon a motor vehicle in the county 'as provided in O.C.G.A. § 40-11-1,' and directs that any vehicle abandoned in the county be disposed of by the proper authorities under O.C.G.A. chapter 40-11-1. Beyond that state-law hook, the county's own practices-and-procedures article layers on separate, more specific parking prohibitions that reach far more everyday situations than a formally 'abandoned' vehicle.

Subsection (p)(1) bars parking, on residentially zoned or primarily residential property, any vehicle with no registration, an expired registration, or no lawful license plate or current temporary tag, unless it sits inside an enclosed building. Subsection (p)(2) targets inoperable vehicles specifically: no owner or occupant can park, or let anyone else park, an inoperable vehicle on their property for more than seven days unless it is inside a carport or enclosed structure, and no inoperable vehicle can be parked on any public or private road at all; an exception exists for vehicles used for instruction at a licensed school. Subsection (p)(3) goes further with 'junk vehicles': it is unlawful to maintain or keep a junk vehicle on property adjoining or abutting any public or private road, street, or other property, visible from that road or property, unless it sits inside an enclosed structure that meets applicable building codes; a junk vehicle also cannot be parked on any private or public road. None of these subsections apply to property whose zoning permits outdoor storage of junk vehicles for a commercial enterprise.