Tulsa, OK Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Grace period
- 48 hours before it's a violation
- Notice to cure
- 10 business days to remove or enclose
- Max penalty
- $1,200 fine, 180 days jail
- Reclaim window
- 30 calendar days before city sells it
- Enforcement
- Nuisance Enforcement Official, Tulsa Police
Summary
Tulsa prohibits storing a dismantled, inoperable, junked, or abandoned vehicle in the open on public or private property for more than 48 hours unless it's fully enclosed in a building or in a properly zoned storage lot.
No person shall deposit, store, keep or permit to be deposited, stored or kept in the open upon public or private property a dismantled, unserviceable, inoperable, junked or abandoned vehicle ... for a period exceeding forty-eight (48) hours, unless such vehicle ... is completely enclosed within a building or stored in connection with a business lawfully established pursuant to the zoning ordinances of the City of Tulsa, or is stored on property lawfully designated under the zoning ordinances ... as a place where such vehicles may be stored.
Full Breakdown
Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 24 Section 301 bans keeping a dismantled, unserviceable, inoperable, junked, or abandoned vehicle in the open on public or private property for more than 48 hours, unless it's fully enclosed in a building or stored at a business or lot lawfully zoned for that purpose. The Nuisance Enforcement Official gives written notice; the owner or property occupant has 10 business days to remove or enclose the vehicle. If it isn't abated, the Chief of Police has it towed and stored; the vehicle's owner can reclaim it within 30 calendar days by paying removal and storage costs, or the City sells it.
Violations & Fines
Failure to remove or enclose the vehicle after notice is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,200 and 180 days in jail; the City can also tow, store, and sell unclaimed vehicles after 30 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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