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Overnight Parking

San Antonio, TX · City rule · Reviewed 2026-09-26

You may park overnight where parking is otherwise legal, but a vehicle treated as abandoned can be ticketed for street storage and impounded if it remains after the police give 24 hours' notice.

Official source: SAPD Procedure 607: Impounding VehiclesSource checked 2026-09-26

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The rule in plain language

SAPD's impound procedure directs officers to place an official notice on a vehicle abandoned on a public street and, if it remains after 24 hours, issue a street-storage ticket and impound it.

What to keep in mind

Overnight parking still must comply with signs, meters, permit zones, fire-hydrant and intersection clearances, school and rush-hour restrictions, and other location-specific rules. The 24-hour notice process applies to vehicles police determine are abandoned, not as a universal grace period for illegal parking.

Official source

SAPD Procedure 607: Impounding Vehicles

City rule: City of San Antonio · retrieved-2026-09-25 · Source checked 2026-09-26 · Reviewed 2026-09-26

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