St. Joseph County, IN Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

01 bars parking or stopping a motor vehicle on the traveled portion of any roadway or highway in the county, with narrow exceptions for compliance with a traffic-control device, an officer's instructions, a vehicle actively turning off the road, or a genuine emergency. 02 separately restricts parking on the side of the traveled portion of any highway or road, unless the vehicle sits in a residential area where the paved road is at least 26 feet wide, or unless it is an emergency. 02 builds in due notice: no one can be found in violation of the roadside rule unless a no-parking sign has actually been erected near the violation, or unless a driver refused to move after a police officer flagged the problem.

99, the general traffic penalty, which fines every violator for each offense as set in the county's schedule of fines and fees upon conviction in traffic court. 21 lets the board of commissioners designate accessible spaces on public streets, county property or contracted shopping centers; a vehicle parked in one of these designated spaces without a disabled veteran plate, special plate or accessible parking permit is fined under the schedule and towed at the owner's expense if the violation runs longer than one hour, with proceeds from any of these fines going into the county general fund.