Cranston, RI Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 1:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m., all streets
- Max duration
- Two hours
- Court costs
- $20.00–$39.00 per offense
- Waiver
- Municipal judge has discretion
- Citation
- Cranston Code § 10.28.090
Summary
Cranston bars parking on any street for more than two hours between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., with court costs of $20 to $39 per offense at the judge's discretion.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park the same on any street for a period of time longer than two hours between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any day. In the event of said violation, the municipal judge hearing the action shall be vested with the judicial discretion to dismiss the ticket(s) or impose or waive the court costs in lieu of the payment of the ticket(s) fine based upon the severity of the violation before the court, the violator's history of overnight parking incidents and/or prior warnings issued. In no instance shall the court cost(s) imposed by the municipal judge be less than twenty dollars ($20.00) or more than thirty-nine dollars ($39.00) per offense. (Prior code § 17-69; Ord. 2017-9, § 1, 3/27/2017)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4824304; v14 updated 2026-05-18).
Full Breakdown
Cranston Code of Ordinances § 10.28.090 makes it unlawful to park a vehicle on any street for longer than two hours between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., effectively barring overnight street parking beyond that window. A municipal judge who hears a resulting ticket has discretion to dismiss it or to impose or waive court costs based on the violation's severity and the driver's history of overnight parking incidents or prior warnings. Where costs are imposed, the ordinance sets them at no less than $20.00 and no more than $39.00 per offense, separate from any underlying parking ticket fine.
Violations & Fines
Violating the two-hour overnight limit brings a parking ticket; contested tickets carry court costs of $20.00 to $39.00 per offense, waivable at the municipal judge's discretion.
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