Jonesboro, AR Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger weight
- 3/4-ton+ rated load capacity
- Ban window
- 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Main St. curfew
- 2:00-5:00 a.m., tracks to Jefferson Ave.
- Matthews Ave. curfew
- 2:00-5:00 a.m., Main St. to Carson St.
- Fine
- up to $25.00, per day
Summary
Trucks, trailers or semitrailers rated three-quarter ton or more can't be parked on any Jonesboro street or alley between midnight and 6:00 a.m.; they must be parked wholly on private property instead. Violations carry a per-day fine up to $25.00.
(a)No person shall park any motor truck, trailer or semitrailer which is rated regularly and commonly as having a load capacity of three-quarter ton or more upon any street or alley within the corporate limits of the city from the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. of any day and no such vehicle shall be parked upon the street right-of-way and shall be parked wholly upon private property...(e)Any person violating any provision of this division shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $25.00 and each day said violation is allowed to remain shall constitute a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16).
Full Breakdown
Sec. , and such a vehicle may not be parked on the street right-of-way at all during that window; it must be parked wholly on private property. window to Matthews Avenue between Main Street and Carson Street. Subsection (d) separately repeats the citywide ban, found elsewhere in Sec. 66-191, on parking any vehicle on a street, right-of-way or public lot to display it for sale or rent, or for longer than five minutes while peddling merchandise from it. The section derives from Ord. No. 00 cap for this division specifically.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 66-192(e) makes any violation of the section a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25.00, and treats each day the violation is allowed to continue as a separate offense, so an overnight-parked heavy truck left in place for multiple nights can accrue a new $25.00 exposure for each night.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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