Paulding County, GA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Sec. 1), on any county road, whether overnight or for any other period at all. The only carve-out is for a disabled commercial vehicle, which may sit in an area safely out of the flow of traffic for up to 24 hours, and even that window can be waived by the sheriff's office or the county marshal. "County road" is defined broadly in Sec. 62-61 to include the surface, shoulders, sides, bridges, drainage ditches, and any county-owned or maintained right-of-way, so the ban reaches the full width of the road corridor, not just the travel lanes.

A vehicle left in violation can be impounded by the county, and the marshal is authorized to issue a citation directly to the owner or operator. The ordinance also makes clear the county, its subdivisions, employees, and agents bear no responsibility for towing or storage charges or for any damage the vehicle sustains once it is hauled away, so an owner cannot recover those costs from the county after a tow. Because the rule sits in the road-use article rather than the zoning code, it applies to the public right-of-way itself rather than a driveway or private lot, and it is enforced separately from any residential-district parking standard in the zoning ordinance.

Violations of this article are prosecuted as misdemeanors under Sec. 62-64, and Sec. 62-65 treats each day a vehicle remains illegally parked as a separate offense, so a truck left for a week can generate a week's worth of citations rather than a single charge.