Towing for parking violations
When officers may remove vehicles
(a) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle in violation of any of the provisions of Code Section 40-6- 202, such officer is authorized to move such vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move it to a position off the roadway. (b) Any police officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed to a place of safety any unattended vehicle illegally left standing upon any highway, bridge, or causeway or in any tunnel. (c) Any police officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle found upon a highway when: (1) Report has been made that such vehicle has been stolen or taken without the consent of its owner; (2) The person or persons in charge of such vehicle are unable to provide for its custody or removal; (3) The person driving or in control of such vehicle is arrested for an alleged offense for which the officer is required by law to take the person arrested before a proper magistrate without unnecessary delay; (4) Any such vehicle has been left unattended for 24 hours or more; or (5) Such vehicle is stopped, except when traffic congestion makes movement impossible, on a controlled- access highway which is part of The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways for more than eight hours, unless such vehicle constitutes a traffic hazard, in which case it may be removed immediately. (d) Because uninsured vehicles pose a threat to the public safety and health, any law enforcement officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety the vehicle of a person who is charged under subsection (a) or (b) of Code Section 40-6-10 if such person admits to the law enforcement officer that there is no insurance in effect on the vehicle or if the law enforcement officer veri- fies that the proof of insurance provided by such person is fraudulent.
Parking areas for public transit
Public transit parking areas
(a) In all parking lots, parking decks, and other such facilities owned or operated by any public transit author- ity or established for the exclusive purpose of providing parking for passengers of rapid rail or public transit buses, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than in marked spaces designed for that purpose; (2) Stop, stand, or park a vehicle on any yellow curb; (3) Stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any location which results in impeding ingress or egress to said facility or which results in impeding the free passage of any other vehicle; (4) Leave any vehicle unattended in areas designated as “kiss-ride” or designated as “attended vehicles only”; (5) Stop, stand, or park any taxicab or other vehicle for hire, whether attended or unattended, in any area not specifically designated for such vehicles; (6) Stop, stand, or park any vehicle for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, except in areas spe- cifically designated for that use, such as “kiss-ride” or “passenger drop-off” areas; (7) Stop, stand, or park any vehicle for a period in excess of 24 hours unless such parking area is designated “overnight” or “long-term” parking; (8) Stop, stand, or park any vehicle for any purpose other than to board the rapid rail car or public transit bus serving such parking lot; or (9) Create or maintain any fire or flame, including fires or flames for cooking or grilling, or to fail to extin- guish said fire or flame and to remove from such public transit parking facility all debris and residue associ- ated with the creation and maintenance of said fire or flame. (b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be subject to a fine levied by the municipal- ity or, in the case of properties located outside the boundaries of a municipality, by the county in which the offense occurs. Such offense shall be cited by the issuance of a written citation which shall be left on the violator’s vehicle and which shall contain, at a minimum: (1) The nature of the violation; (2) The amount of the fine which will be levied for such violation; (3) That the cited individual has the right to contest the citation and be given an opportunity to be heard; (4) The location of the court in which the cited individual must appear within five days of the date of the citation to contest same; and (5) The location at which fines may be paid. (c) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to limit the enforcement of any other provision of state law which may be applicable, including, but not limited to, Part 2 of this article, the “Parking Law For Per- sons With Disabilities,” and the uniform rules of the road.