Albuquerque, NM Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Albuquerque does not prohibit ordinary passenger vehicles from being parked on a residential street overnight. Instead, the controlling time limit comes from the city's abandoned-vehicle rule. Under ROA 1994 Section 8-5-2-3, a vehicle is considered abandoned if it is left unattended on or along any public property, street, alley or public way in the same place for a period of 36 hours without a valid police sticker. The Chief of Police may issue temporary permit stickers allowing a vehicle to remain on the street; those stickers expire 15 days after issuance, and no owner is entitled to more than four stickers at any time.

On private residential property, abandonment occurs when a vehicle is not lawfully parked on a driveway for at least 36 hours. Abandoned or inoperable vehicles may be removed by the city. and on Sundays/holidays), but drivers must obey posted time-limit and permit signage.