Kern County does not impose a blanket overnight parking ban on unincorporated streets, but any vehicle left in place for 72 consecutive hours can be declared abandoned and removed under Chapter 10.28.
There is no Kern County ordinance imposing a general overnight (e.g., 2 a.m.-5 a.m.) parking prohibition on county roads or state highways within the unincorporated county. The operative restriction is durational: under Chapter 10.20, § 10.20.025, vehicles may not be parked on a state highway for 72 or more consecutive hours, and under Chapter 10.28 a vehicle left for 72+ consecutive hours on any street or highway in the unincorporated area, or on private property without the owner's consent, meets the abandoned-vehicle definition and may be removed. Local conditions (posted signs, county-owned parking lots, parks, and CSA-administered areas) may impose tighter limits — county-owned lots are governed by § 10.16.290, which requires parking only in designated stalls, observance of posted signs, and a maximum 15 mph lot speed. Public parks have their own regulations under Title 13 governing use and after-hours access.
A vehicle left 72+ hours is subject to citation under § 10.20.025 (state highways) and may be towed and impounded as abandoned under Chapter 10.28 at the registered owner's expense. County-lot violations are subject to a fine not exceeding $40 under § 10.16.290. Schedule of parking penalties is set by § 10.50.020 with a $5 state surcharge (Govt. Code § 76000(b)) and a 10% surcharge on disabled-zone violations (Penal Code § 1465.6).
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