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Montgomery, AL Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Restricted area
Central business district only
Restricted hours
2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Time limit
1 hour maximum
Exception
Physicians on emergency calls
General penalty
$1-$500 fine or up to 6 months (Sec. 1-6)
Boot threshold
5+ unpaid parking fines (Sec. 27-15)

Summary

Montgomery, Alabama caps overnight parking in the central business district at one hour between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., with an exception only for physicians on emergency calls. City Code Sec. 27-385(a) targets long-term downtown parkers, not a citywide overnight ban.

No person, except physicians on emergency calls, shall park a vehicle on any street in the central business district for a period of time longer than one hour between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. of any day.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).

Full Breakdown

Montgomery City Code Section 27-385(a) restricts overnight parking specifically within the central business district. window. The rule applies to vehicles parked on public streets inside the CBD boundary and operates independently of the metered-parking hour restrictions the city traffic engineer sets under Sec. 27-382. Outside the central business district, there is no separate blanket overnight parking ban in Chapter 27; residential streets are addressed instead through the trailer and commercial-vehicle permit rule at Sec. 27-385(b), and long-term violators anywhere in the city face towing under the tow-away zone authority of Sec.

27-386. Enforcement of the CBD overnight limit runs through the Montgomery Police Department and the city traffic engineer, who may also designate additional restricted zones with yellow curb markings carrying a one-hour default limit under Sec. 27-382(b). Repeat violators citywide face a separate consequence: once a vehicle accumulates five or more delinquent, unpaid parking fines, Sec. 00 administrative fee to the Montgomery Municipal Court plus satisfy every outstanding fine before release. If the immobilization period lapses, the city or its towing contractor may remove the vehicle entirely, adding removal and storage costs to the balance owed. Because Sec. 27-385 does not set its own separate penalty, a conviction defaults to the Code's general penalty provision.

Violations & Fines

A first offense under Sec. 27-385(a) is prosecuted as a general Code violation: Sec. 1-6 sets a fine of not less than $1.00 nor more than $500.00, up to six months in the city jail or hard labor, or a combination, with each day of a continuing violation charged as a separate offense. Vehicles carrying five or more unpaid parking tickets citywide can also be booted under Sec. 27-15 until the $75.00 release fee and outstanding fines are paid.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I park overnight on a downtown Montgomery street?
Only for up to one hour between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. under City Code Sec. 27-385(a). The only exception is a physician responding to an emergency call. Parking longer than an hour in that window anywhere in the central business district is a Code violation subject to Sec. 1-6's general fine.
Does the overnight limit apply outside downtown Montgomery?
No. Sec. 27-385(a) is written specifically for the central business district. Residential streets are governed instead by the separate trailer and commercial-vehicle permit rule in Sec. 27-385(b), which requires a police chief's permit rather than imposing a fixed overnight clock.
What happens if I ignore multiple parking tickets in Montgomery?
Once a vehicle has five or more delinquent, unpaid parking fines, Sec. 27-15 lets the city immobilize it with a boot for up to 24 hours. Release requires a $75.00 administrative fee paid to the Montgomery Municipal Court plus payment of every outstanding fine.

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