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Article 3 — Public Safety›Chapter 2 — TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Carson Municipal Code § 3220 Removal of Vehicles

Carson Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Carson

Cite as: Carson Municipal Code § 3220 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 3220. Removal of Vehicles.

(a) The traffic enforcement agency shall remove to a safe place every vehicle which has been parked or left standing upon a public street or alley for seventy-two (72) or more consecutive hours without being moved under its own motive power more than one (1) block.

(b) Vehicles displaying a current and valid resident or accessibility oversized vehicle parking permit are exempt from this limitation, but shall not be exempt from all other parking prohibitions and limitations, including, but not limited to, street cleaning, red zones, preferential parking, and fire hydrants.

(Ord. 18-1815 § 1; Ord. 92-969 § 1; Ord. 05-1334 § 1)

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§ 3221. Removal of Illegally Parked Vehicles.

Any peace officer as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the California Penal Code, or any regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in the directing of traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of the City of Carson, may remove any vehicle parked or left standing in violation of this Chapter 2. Removal of a vehicle may be requested by the Traffic Enforcement Agency and shall be conducted in compliance with the provisions of this Section and Division 11, Chapter 10, of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 04-1324 § 2; Ord. 04-1312U § 3; Ord. 04-1312 § 2)

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