Kootenai County has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban. But recreational equipment and utility trailers can't stay on any road more than 24 hours, and any vehicle left 24 hours or more without consent meets Idaho's abandoned-vehicle definition and can be towed. Cities may impose stricter overnight limits.
There is no general county ordinance prohibiting parking a car on a public road overnight in unincorporated Kootenai County. The practical limits come from two directions: the Land Use Code caps major recreational equipment and utility trailers at 24 hours on any public or private road, and Idaho Code 49-102 defines an abandoned vehicle as one left within a highway or on another's property, without consent, for 24 hours or longer. A vehicle meeting that definition may be impounded. Inside the cities, local codes may bar overnight on-street parking or impose snow-season restrictions, so check the city code where you live.
A vehicle left 24+ hours may be treated as abandoned and impounded (Idaho Code 49-1801/49-1806). Highway-district and city overnight rules carry their own penalties.
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