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Jonesboro, AR Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 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.

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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. 66-192(a) sets the core rule: no motor truck, trailer or semitrailer regularly and commonly rated at three-quarter ton or more load capacity may be parked on any street or alley within the corporate limits between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., 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. Two additional street-specific curfews sit in the same section: subsection (b) bars parking any vehicle on either side of Main Street from the railroad tracks south to Jefferson Avenue between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., and subsection (c) applies the same 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. 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. 976, §§ 1-4, and its own penalty clause in subsection (e) supersedes the chapter's general $500.00 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

Can I park my pickup truck on the street overnight in Jonesboro?
It depends on the truck's rated load capacity, not just its size. Sec. 66-192(a) only restricts trucks, trailers or semitrailers rated three-quarter ton or more; a lighter personal pickup isn't covered by this specific overnight ban.
Where must a heavy truck be parked overnight instead?
Sec. 66-192(a) requires it to be parked wholly on private property between midnight and 6:00 a.m.; it may not sit on the street right-of-way during that window.
What's the fine for violating the overnight truck parking rule?
Sec. 66-192(e) sets a misdemeanor fine of up to $25.00, and each day the truck remains parked in violation counts as a separate offense, so the exposure grows with every additional night.

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