Parking and Motor Vehicle Code

Category:Legislation 
State of San Andreas Parking and Motor Vehicle Code
The following is a record of the Motor Vehicle Code process within ONX's San Andreas.Accurate as of August 2024.
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==State of San Andreas Parking and Motor Vehicle Code==
===Section 001 | Speed Limits===
Unless a higher limit is otherwise posted, the speed limits shall be as follows:
Public Roads or Streets in City Limits 	50 MPH
Public Roads or Streets in the Blaine County 	65 MPH
Highways or Freeways within the State of San Andreas	80 MPH
===Section 002 | Driver’s Licenses and Motorcycle Licenses===
All persons operating any motor vehicle within the State of San Andreas are required to obtain and carry on their person a physical driver’s license.
Driver’s licenses may not be removed upon probable cause that the license has been utilized in the commission of any felony or misdemeanor offense, like other licenses. Instead, a driver’s license shall be suspended upon the accrual of fifteen (15) license points through various offenses. Driver’s license points expire twenty-one (21) days after the processing of the underlying offense.
Driver licenses expire after thirty (30) days from issue date. Individuals must acquire a new license after that date or be subject to fines and/or impound.
Motorcycles:
All persons operating any motorcycle or motorbike within the State of San Andreas are required to obtain and carry on their person a physical Motorcycle License.
Motorcycle licenses are considered to be an addition to a person’s driver’s license, and all points for traffic violations while in operation of a motorcycle or motorbike shall be accrued on a person’s drivers license as a result. Additionally, a valid driver’s license is required for the operation of a motorcycle or motorbike.
Mopeds, motorized scooters, minibikes, and motorized bicycles shall not require a motorcycle license to operate.
===Section 003 | Unauthorized Parking===
Unauthorized Parking, as that charge appears in the Penal Code of San Andreas, shall be defined based upon the locality upon which the vehicle is found.
*Within the “City Limits” and Paleto; stopping, parking, or leaving standing any vehicle in the following circumstances shall be Unauthorized Parking:
**Along a red or yellow curb;
**Along any curb where any portion of the vehicle directly obstructs a fire hydrant;
** Within 10 feet of any “No Parking” sign;
**In a manner that blocks egress or ingress from any private or public property;
**Upon a marked crosswalk;
**Over any railway or trolley tracks;
**Across multiple parking spaces;
**Upon any curb, sidewalk, or center median;
**Facing the wrong direction of travel;
**In a manner that obstructs any public road, street, or highway;
**In a handicapped spot, unless the vehicle owner is physically or mentally disabled;
**Upon residential property without permission from the owner; or
**Upon the lawn or yard of any public building.
* Outside the “City Limits” and Paleto; stopping, parking, or leaving standing any vehicle in the following circumstances shall be Unauthorized Parking:
** Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant;
**Within 10 feet of any “No Parking” sign;
**In a manner that blocks egress or ingress from any private or public property;
**Over any railway or trolley tracks;
**Across multiple parking spaces;
**Upon any curb, sidewalk, or center median;
**Facing the wrong direction of travel;
**In a manner that obstructs any public road, street, or highway; or
**Upon residential property without permission from the owner.
A vehicle parked in a manner in which any portion of the vehicle is located within a red or yellow painted curb shall be considered “along a red or yellow curb.”
Any vehicle in violation of this section shall be subject to tow, except where exemptions are otherwise specified in this Parking and Motor Vehicle Code.
=== Section 004 | Exceptions to Vehicle Offenses ===
===Emergency Vehicles===
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, and the authorized emergency vehicle itself, are exempt from the Motor Vehicle Offenses and Citations portion of the penal code so long as the vehicle is being driven in response to an emergency call, while engaged in rescue operations, or where exemptions are otherwise specified in this Parking and Motor Vehicle Code.
(A) Tow Exemptions — Authorized emergency vehicles shall be exempt from tow in the following circumstances:
*When that vehicle has lights or sirens enabled, and has responded to or is otherwise involved in an emergency situation.
*When that vehicle is involved in apprehension of a suspect, debtor, or rogue animal.
*When that vehicle is actively involved in traffic enforcement.
*When that vehicle is parked on or directly adjacent to the premises of a police station, hospital, fire station, state pound, or any paved area inside or adjacent to a state prison.
(B) SA Plate Exemption — Authorized emergency vehicles shall additionally be considered SA Exempt regardless of whether they have an SA Exempt plate affixed to the vehicle.
(C) Authorized Vehicles — Authorized emergency vehicles shall include any marked police, emergency medical service, fire service, animal control, or bail enforcement vehicle.
(D) Emergencies — An “emergency situation” as referenced in this section shall include responding to any dispatch alert, or responding to any 911 or 311 call.
===State Occupation Vehicles===
State Occupation Vehicles (mechanic vans, tow trucks, sanitation trucks, etc.) shall be exempt from the Motor Vehicle Offenses and Citations and the State of San Andreas Parking and Motor Vehicle Code while reasonably carrying out the functions of their occupation.
=== Section 005 | Regulations on Recreational Vehicles===
Recreational Vehicles (“RVs”) must remain Readily Mobile in certain circumstances. A "readily mobile" RV is an RV that is not hooked into any power, sewage, water, or other facilities, and with its shelter and/or awning undeployed. RVs must be readily mobile when:
*Within the City Limits;
*Parked in any officially designated parking space;
*Parked along any concrete curb;
*Blocking any path, trail, or unpaved roadway;
*Upon or within 10 feet of any paved roadway;
* Within 15 feet of any body of water;
*Within 15 feet of any commercial or residential property without permission from the owner; or
*Upon any private property without permission from the owner.
Any RV not readily mobile in violation of this section shall be subject to tow, except where exemptions are otherwise specified in this Parking and Motor Vehicle Code.
===Section 006 | Regulations on Mobile Kitchens===
Mobile Kitchens—also known as Food Trucks—shall comply with all parking rules and regulations as set forth in this Parking and Motor Vehicle Code. Mobile Kitchens shall additionally be subject to the following rules and exemptions specified in this section. Mobile Kitchens may not park:
*Upon any commercial or residential property without permission from the owner; or
*Upon any private property without permission from the owner.
Any Mobile Kitchen parked in violation of this and other sections of this Parking and Motor Vehicle Code shall be subject to tow, except where exemptions are otherwise specified in this Parking and Motor Vehicle Code.
Mobile Kitchens shall be exempt from Unauthorized Parking charges and tow in the following circumstances: 
*When parked across multiple parking spaces;
*When parked facing the wrong direction of travel; or
*When parked upon the lawn, property or yard of any public building, if lawfully permitted to do so by the Mayor’s Office.
===Section 007 | Abandoned Vehicles===
Any motor vehicle parked along a concrete curb adjacent to, on the shoulder of, or otherwise alongside any public road, street, or highway shall be considered abandoned if it has not moved for a period longer than one hour. Abandoned vehicles shall be subject to tow, except in the following situations:
*An occupant of the vehicle is present;
* The vehicle is a Mobile Kitchen that is being actively operated;
*The vehicle is a Recreational Vehicle not in violation of any other section of this Parking and Motor Vehicle Code;
*The vehicle is an Authorized Emergency Vehicle;
* The vehicle is parked in a marked parking space;
*The vehicle is parked alongside a parking meter; or
*The vehicle is parked on private, residential, or commercial property.
===Section 008 | Parking Meters===
All persons parking along a street or in a parking space in which a parking meter is placed shall be required to pay the meter to park there, at the posted rate upon the meter.
Vehicles parked along multiple meters shall not be considered "Across multiple parking spaces."
The meters are required to be paid at the front passenger-side of the vehicle upon parking, as well as all meters directly obstructed by the vehicle.
Any vehicle found in a metered space in which the meter has not been paid or has run out, shall be subject to tow, except where exemptions are otherwise specified in this Parking and Motor Vehicle Code.
Vehicle-Specific Meter Exemptions:
The following exemptions from tow apply to specific categories of vehicles parked within metered spaces:
* Any Mobile Kitchen parked across more than one metered space shall not be towed, provided that the meters governing all spaces taken are paid.
*No person shall be required to pay a parking meter to park a vehicle with an “SA Exempt” plate, and said vehicles shall not be towed should the meter governing that space be unpaid or have run out.
===Section 009 | State Impound Regulations===
Impound Fee Schedule:
Tow/Impound Release - $250.00 MAXIMUM (Before Tax)
Non-Impound or Early Release Fee - $75.00 MAXIMUM (Before Tax)
Towing Release and Processing:
(A) Fees — All persons engaged in the operation of a state tow service must comply with the impound fee schedule above, and may not charge more than the stated maximums.
(B) Fee Exemptions — All vehicles with an “SA Exempt” license plate shall be exempt from impound release fees.
(C) Early Release Fee — All persons engaged in the operation of a state tow service must offer the owner of the vehicle the option of paying an early release fee, unless one of the below exceptions are met:
* (1) The vehicle owner is not present.
*(2) The impound was requested by Law Enforcement.
* (3) The vehicle is non-operational.
*(4) A Criminal Threat or physical violence is directed towards the tow operator while preparing to tow or towing the vehicle.
The owner of the vehicle does not have to show proof of ownership to the tow operator.
(D) Impound Documentation — All persons engaged in the operation of a state tow service must include a picture or pictures showing the vehicle’s license plate and its illegally parked nature in the impound log, or include an incident report number from law enforcement, and must provide this information upon request by the vehicle owner or law enforcement.
(E) Vehicle Without License Plate — Vehicles without license plates are not subject to tow unless they are also illegally parked, violate other traffic laws that would subject them to tow, or the tow is requested by law enforcement.
(F) Tow Immunity — All persons engaged in the operation of a state tow service shall have tow immunity against Theft of a Motor Vehicle charges and civil liability, regarding the tow of any vehicle in which a reasonable tow operator could conclude that the vehicle is illegally parked or violating another law that subjects the vehicle to tow, and regarding the early release of a vehicle.
===Section 010 | Private Impound Regulations===
Impound Fee Schedule:
Tow/Impound Release - $300.00 MAXIMUM (Before Tax)
SA Exempt Plate Tow/Impound Release Rate - $100.00 MAXIMUM (Before Tax)
Towing Release and Processing:
(A) Fees — All persons engaged in the operation of a private tow service must comply with the impound fee schedule above, and may not charge more than the stated maximum.
(B) Early Release Fee — All persons engaged in the operation of a private tow service must offer the owner of the vehicle the option of paying an early release fee not exceeding the maximum impound release fee unless one of the below exceptions are met:
*(1) The vehicle owner is not present.
*(2) The impound was requested by Law Enforcement.
*(3) The vehicle is non-operational.
*(4) A Criminal Threat or physical violence is directed towards the tow operator while preparing to tow or towing the vehicle.
(C) Good Faith Effort — All persons engaged in the operation of a private tow service must make a good-faith effort to locate the owner of a towed vehicle, and inform them of where their vehicle shall be taken.
(D) Impound Documentation — All persons engaged in the operation of a private tow service must take a picture or pictures showing the vehicle’s license plate and its illegally parked nature, or record an incident report number from law enforcement, and must provide this information upon request by the vehicle owner or law enforcement.
(E) Vehicle Without License Plate — Vehicles without license plates are not subject to tow unless they are also illegally parked, violate other traffic laws that would subject them to tow, or the tow is requested by law enforcement.
Inventory Search:
(F) In General — All persons engaged in the operation of a private tow service shall—where possible—take inventory of a towed vehicles contents and keep a list of the items found within, which shall be turned over to the vehicle owner upon release of their vehicle. Tow operators of a private lot shall be liable for any loss or damage to any private property located within an impounded vehicle.
(G) Liability for Contraband — Contraband found within a vehicle at a private impound lot shall be the responsibility of the private lot owner, as the lot has taken over custodial possession of the vehicle.
(H) State Rental Vehicles — All persons engaged in the operation of a private tow service may enter any unoccupied tow truck, taxi cab, or sanitation truck to check the vehicle’s registration.
===Section 011 | Miscellaneous Towing Exemptions===
No vehicle shall be towed by any tow operator—whether private or state—in the following circumstances:
*The vehicle was used or otherwise involved in the commission of a misdemeanor or felony crime, unless requested by law enforcement, or until law enforcement has vacated the area.
===Section 012 | Commercial Drivers Licenses===
All persons engaged in the operation of a state or private tow service must have a valid, unsuspended commercial drivers license. Persons with a suspended commercial drivers license may remain on a public or state impound lot and assist in the release of impounded vehicles, but under no circumstances may any person with a suspended commercial drivers license assist with towing activities outside of those undertaken within the confines of an impound lot.
Strike Points:
Certain charges in the motor vehicle citations portion of the San Andreas Penal Code will result in points added to a person’s commercial drivers license. Upon accrual of three (3) points, the commercial drivers license shall be suspended. Points on a commercial drivers license shall expire 21 days after being added to a license.
===Section 013 | Parking Offenses on Private or Leased Property===
Private property owners, the occupants of state-owned property under an official lease granted to them by an authorized agent of the State, or their agents may permit persons to park or leave standing vehicles otherwise in violation of this Parking and Motor Vehicle Code on their property. Such vehicles shall not be subject to tow, unless requested by an agent of the property owner or leaseholder, requested by law enforcement, or are located outside the actual property lines.
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