Ontario Municipal Code Ch. 14 Removal of Ignition Keys from Unattended Motor Vehicles

Ontario Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Ontario

Cite as: Ontario Municipal Code Chapter 14 · Text as of 2026-10-03

Sec. 5-14.01. Removal of ignition keys.¶

It shall be unlawful for any person to leave a motor vehicle, except a commercial vehicle, unattended on any street, alley, used car lot, or unattended parking lot without first stopping the engine and removing the ignition key from such vehicle.

(§ 1, Ord. 1741, eff. October 15, 1970)

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Sec. 5-14.02. Effect on other actions.¶

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall not mitigate the offense of stealing such motor vehicle; nor shall such violation be used to effect a recovery in any civil action for the theft of such motor vehicle, or the insurance thereon, or for any other bearing on any civil action.

(§ 1, Ord. 1741, eff. October 15, 1970)

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