Round Rock, TX Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Maximum fine
- $500 per offense
- Removal deadline
- 72 hours after notice
- Enforcing agency
- Round Rock Police Department
- Hearing request
- Municipal court clerk, no bond
- Repeat violations
- Each day is separate offense
Summary
An illegally parked or junked vehicle on a Round Rock residential lot is declared a public nuisance, triggering a police notice and a 72-hour deadline to remove it or request a municipal court hearing.
Illegally parked vehicles are detrimental to the safety and welfare of the general public, tending to reduce the value of private property, to invite vandalism, to create fire hazards, to constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, and are detrimental to the economic welfare of the city and state by producing urban blight ... and such vehicles are declared to be a public nuisance and subject to abatement as set out hereunder.
Full Breakdown
Round Rock's Police Department, not Code Enforcement, handles junked and illegally parked vehicles under City Code § 42-322. When an officer tags a vehicle, a visible notice declares it a public nuisance and gives the owner 72 hours to remove it. To contest the tag, the owner must request a hearing from the municipal court clerk, in person or in writing, before the 72 hours run out: no bond required. Skip that window and the vehicle is conclusively presumed illegally parked, clearing the way for removal.
Violations & Fines
Violating § 42-322 is a misdemeanor: up to $500 per offense in municipal court, and every day the vehicle stays counts as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I don't respond to the notice?
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