Lodi, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 72 consecutive hours, Sec. 10.44.030
- Applies to
- Any street or public right-of-way
- Enforcement method
- Tire chalking by police
- Evasion offense
- Removing chalk marks, Sec. 10.12.040
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100, Sec. 1.08.010(C)(1)
Summary
Lodi bans parking any vehicle on a street or public right-of-way for more than a consecutive seventy-two hours under Section 10.44.030, regardless of the time of day; the rule targets long-term storage of vehicles on public streets rather than setting a nightly curfew.
No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or public right-of-way for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
030 of the Lodi Municipal Code prohibits any person who owns or has possession, custody or control of a vehicle from parking it on any street or public right-of-way for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours. Unlike many California cities, Lodi's rule is not an overnight curfew tied to specific clock hours; it is a rolling seventy-two-hour ceiling that applies at all times of day and night, so a vehicle left in the same spot for three straight days violates the section once the police department documents continuous or effectively continuous occupancy of the space.
010's authority for the public works director to mark restricted zones with signs or curb paint, and it operates independently of those posted-zone rules, meaning a street with no posted signage at all can still be enforced against a vehicle parked past the seventy-two-hour mark. 040 makes it a separate offense to remove or obliterate a chalk mark placed by an authorized person for the purpose of evading enforcement.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Section 10.44.030 is enforced by the Lodi Police Department and is punishable as an infraction under the city's general penalty schedule in Section 1.08.010, up to $100 for a first offense and rising to $500 for repeat violations of the same section within a year. Removing or obliterating an officer's chalk mark to evade the seventy-two-hour count is a separate offense under Section 10.12.040.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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