Norfolk County, MA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- County Rule?
- None
- Quincy
- 1-6 AM year-round, no permit
- Brookline
- 2-6 AM, permits available
- Weymouth
- Winter ban Nov 1-Apr 1
- State Authority
- MGL c. 90 §20A
Summary
Many Norfolk County towns enforce overnight parking bans. Quincy bans 1-6 AM year-round (no permit option). Brookline prohibits 2-6 AM with limited permit program. Weymouth has winter overnight ban November 1-April 1.
Section 22C. If the superintendent of streets or other officer having charge of the public ways in a city or town reasonably deems that any motor vehicle apparently abandoned by its owner and standing for more than seventy-two hours upon a public or private way therein or on any property therein without the permission of the owner or lessee of said property or if a captain or lieutenant of the state police reasonably deems that any motor vehicle apparently abandoned by its owner and standing for more than seventy-two hours upon any property under their respective jurisdictions, is worth less than the cost of removal and storage and expenses incident to disposition pursuant to sections seven to eleven, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and thirty-five, sections eighty-nine to ninety-four, inclusive, of chapter ninety-two, or sections forty-five to forty-eight, inclusive, of chapter twenty-two C, he may, without incurring liability on his part or on the part of the city, town or the commonwealth, take possession of such motor vehicle and dispose thereof as refuse.
Full Breakdown
Overnight street parking restrictions in Norfolk County are set by each municipality under MGL c. 90 §20A. Quincy Traffic Rules §8-2 prohibit on-street parking 1 AM to 6 AM year-round on all public ways; tickets are $50, towing common. No permit program. Brookline Traffic Rules Art. 6.2 prohibits overnight parking 2 AM to 6 AM; the town operates a limited overnight permit program for residents lacking off-street parking (annual or nightly passes via the Transportation Department). Weymouth winter parking ban runs November 1 - April 1, 1 AM to 6 AM, under Town Ordinance Ch. 20. Milton, Dedham, Randolph, and Braintree all enforce similar restrictions. Dover and Sherborn have no overnight ban. Tickets issued via handheld by police/parking enforcement.
Violations & Fines
Quincy: $50 ticket, tow for repeat offenders. Brookline: $40 per offense without permit, progressive fines. Weymouth winter ban: $25 ticket plus tow during declared snow emergency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are typical penalties for violating overnight parking rules?
Sources & Official References
- [1]MGL c. 90, §22C
- [2]Source
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