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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 31-7 Vehicles illegally parked, etc.">
  <section prefix="§" num="31-7" heading="Vehicles illegally parked, etc.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Prohibited conduct.">
      <para num="(1)">It is unlawful for any person to park, stand, or stop a vehicle or part of a vehicle on any street, lane, or alley:<para num="(i)">during the hours when parking, standing, or stopping is restricted or prohibited; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">for longer than the time permitted for parking, standing, or stopping.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor, punishable by the fine specified in Subtitle 36 of &lt;cite data-path="|31"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Removal of vehicles – Impounding areas.">
      <para num="(1)">In the impounding areas designated in Part 7 of this subtitle, the Department of Transportation shall post conspicuous signs warning the public of the restricted hours and bearing the statement “Cars Towed Away” or “Tow Away Zone”.</para>
      <para num="(2)">In an impounding area in which the required signs have been clearly posted, the Police Commissioner may cause vehicles that are illegally parked, standing, or stopped to be removed and impounded.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Removal of vehicles — Semitrailers near residence.">
      <para num="(1)">In this subsection, “semitrailer” has the meaning given in &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gtr|11-158"&gt;State Transportation Article § 11-158&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(2)">If a semitrailer, whether attached or detached, is parked, standing, or stopped in violation of &lt;cite data-path="|31|§6-26|(b)"&gt;§ 6-26(b) {“Commercial vehicles: Stopping by residence”} of this article&lt;/cite&gt;, the Police Commissioner may cause that semitrailer, together with any other vehicle attached to it, to be removed and impounded.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 31, §88</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 69-343</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 70-925</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 75-920</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 84-023</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 03-591</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-435</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
