Calaveras County, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 72 consecutive hours
- Where it applies
- any public right-of-way, street or highway, unincorporated county
- Removal authority
- CHP or sheriff's deputy
- First-offense fine
- up to $50
- Third-offense fine
- up to $250
Summary
Calaveras County bans parking or leaving a vehicle on any public right-of-way, street or highway in the unincorporated county for 72 or more consecutive hours. The sheriff or CHP may tow the vehicle, and repeat violations escalate from a $50 to a $250 fine.
10.24.010 - Prohibited more than seventy-two hours. No person shall park or leave standing a vehicle upon a public right-of-way, street or highway within the unincorporated territory of the county for seventy-two or more consecutive hours. ... 10.24.040 - Penalty for violation. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, and shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and for a second conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars, and for a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
010 makes it unlawful for anyone to park or leave standing a vehicle on a public right-of-way, street or highway within the unincorporated territory of the county for 72 or more consecutive hours; this applies countywide rather than to a single street. 020 authorizes any California Highway Patrol officer or a regularly employed and salaried sheriff's deputy to remove any vehicle that has been left standing that long to the nearest garage, a place of safety, or a county-designated garage. 030 requires the removing officer to give notice under Article 3, Chapter 10, Division 11 of the state Vehicle Code, and lets the garage that stores the vehicle hold a lien on it for towing and storage costs until satisfied. 26, which target vehicles that are wrecked, dismantled or inoperative rather than merely parked too long.
Violations & Fines
Section 10.24.040 makes any violation an infraction, with fines that escalate for repeat offenses within a one-year period: not exceeding $50 for a first conviction, not exceeding $100 for a second conviction within a year, and not exceeding $250 for a third or subsequent conviction within a year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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