Norfolk County, MA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- County Rule?
- None
- State Law
- MGL c. 90 §22B, c. 90B
- Street Threshold
- 72 hours
- Private Property
- Must be registered (zoning)
- Nuisance
- MGL c. 111 §122
Summary
Norfolk County does not handle abandoned vehicles. MGL c. 90B §2 allows police to remove abandoned vehicles after 72 hours. Quincy, Brookline, and Weymouth tag and tow via local ordinance.
Section 22D: Suspension of license for automobile law violation; reinstatement. Section 22D. Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-two, if the registrar has suspended or revoked any license issued under this chapter solely or in part because of an automobile law violation, as defined in section one of chapter ninety C, he shall forthwith reinstate such license if the holder thereof is later found not guilty of such automobile law violation by a court of competent jurisdiction, and the registrar shall not suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter solely or in part because of an automobile law violation, as so defined, of which the holder of such license has been found not guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Full Breakdown
Massachusetts defines abandoned motor vehicles under MGL c. 90 §22B and c. 90B (recreational vehicles). Police may remove a vehicle left on a public way for 72+ hours or deemed unregistered, unplated, or inoperable. Quincy Traffic Rules §8-5 and Brookline Traffic Rules Art. 6.5 authorize tagging unregistered vehicles on public ways with 48-hour removal notice, then tow. On private property, unregistered/inoperable vehicles are governed by zoning. Quincy Zoning §5.1.4 prohibits unregistered vehicles stored in residential districts longer than 60 days; Brookline Zoning §5.06 requires vehicles stored outdoors to be currently registered and operable; Weymouth Zoning §120-22 requires vehicles in residential districts to be registered. Junked vehicles may also be nuisance under MGL c. 111 §122. State junkyard law: MGL c. 140B (licensed junk dealers only).
Violations & Fines
Police removal, towing/storage at owner expense ($150-$400+). Private-property violations: $100-$300/day under town bylaw. Junk vehicle nuisance: BOH abatement order.
Frequently Asked Questions
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