Albuquerque has no blanket residential overnight on-street parking ban, but a vehicle left unattended in the same place on a public street for 36 hours without a valid police sticker is deemed abandoned under ROA 1994 Sec. 8-5-2-3 and may be towed. The Chief of Police may issue temporary 15-day street stickers, with no more than four per owner.
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. In metered Downtown, Old Town and Nob Hill zones, overnight parking is generally unrestricted once paid hours end (after 6 p.m. and on Sundays/holidays), but drivers must obey posted time-limit and permit signage.
A vehicle left in the same spot on a public street for 36 hours or more without a valid police sticker may be tagged, cited and towed as abandoned under ROA 1994 Sec. 8-5-2-3. Recovery requires payment of towing and storage charges and any outstanding citations. Inoperable vehicles are also subject to removal.
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