San Joaquin County, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

San Joaquin County has no county-wide overnight parking ban on residential streets in unincorporated areas, but the 72-hour rule under California Vehicle Code §22651(k) allows the Sheriff's Office to tow any vehicle that has not moved in 72 consecutive hours upon complaint. Stockton has selective overnight parking restrictions on certain downtown and school-zone streets posted 2 AM to 5 AM, plus street-sweeping restrictions under Stockton Municipal Code §10.64.090 that ticket vehicles parked during posted cleaning windows ($55 typical fine). Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 10.24 similarly enforces posted overnight and sweeping restrictions. Manteca Municipal Code §10.20 bans overnight RV/oversized-vehicle parking on streets (vehicles over 7 feet tall, 22 feet long, or 80 inches wide may not park 2 AM to 5 AM). Residential permit parking districts exist near the University of the Pacific (Stockton) and Lodi High School zones. Vehicles parked in violation are cited and may be towed at owner expense ($250 to $500 tow plus daily storage). Disabled placard holders receive the same general time protections but cannot overstay 72 hours.