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Dallas City Code ch. 28, art. XI, div. 1

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Dallas City Code § 28-76 OBEDIENCE TO SIGNS.

SEC. 28-76. OBEDIENCE TO SIGNS. A person commits an offense, if as the operator of a vehicle, he parks, stops, or stands the vehicle in violation of an official sign, curb marking, or street marking prohibiting, regulating, or restricting the parking, stopping, or standing of a vehicle. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-76.1 UNATTENDED VEHICLES PRESUMED LEFT BY OWNER.

SEC. 28-76.1. UNATTENDED VEHICLES PRESUMED LEFT BY OWNER. (a) When a vehicle is found unattended or unoccupied upon a street, highway, alley, or other place in violation of any provision of this chapter regulating the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles, it shall be presumed that the owner unlawfully stopped, stood, or parked the vehicle. (b) Proof of ownership of a vehicle may be made by a computer-generated record of the registration of the vehicle with the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation showing the name of the person to whom state license plates were issued. This proof is prima facie evidence of the ownership of the vehicle by the person to whom the certificate of registration was issued. (Ord. 20012)

Dallas City Code § 28-76.2 ILLEGALLY STOPPED VEHICLES; MAY BE REQUIRED TO MOVE.

SEC. 28-76.2. ILLEGALLY STOPPED VEHICLES; MAY BE REQUIRED TO MOVE. When a police officer or parking enforcement officer finds a vehicle standing upon a street or highway in violation of a provision of this article, the police officer or parking enforcement officer is authorized to move the vehicle, or to require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle, to a location off the paved or main part of the street or highway. (Ord. Nos. 20012; 32470)

Dallas City Code § 28-76.3 PARKING BAN.

SEC. 28-76.3. PARKING BAN. A person commits an offense if, during a parking ban, he stops, stands, or parks a vehicle along a curb of a street posted conspicuously with signs indicating the parking ban. (Ord. 20012)

Dallas City Code § 28-76.4 PARKING DEFENSES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

SEC. 28-76.4. PARKING DEFENSES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (a) City council members. It is a defense to prosecution under Sections 28-106, 28-107, 28-108, and 28-109 of this chapter that a vehicle in violation of any of those sections: (1) was stopped, stood, or parking by a city council member of the city of Dallas while on official city business; and (2) had city council parking authorization, in a form approved by the chief of police, placed so as to be clearly visible from the front windshield of the vehicle. (b) Law enforcement officers. (1) It is a defense to prosecution under any provision of this chapter or Chapter 32 governing the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle that the vehicle was: (A) owned or operated by a law enforcement agency; and (B) stopped, stood, or parked by a sworn law enforcement officer while responding to an emergency situation in the performance of official duties. (2) It is a defense to prosecution under Sections 28-76, 28-94, 28-95, 28-96, 28-106, 28-107, 28-108, and 28-109 of this chapter that a vehicle in violation of any of those sections was: (A) owned or operated by a law enforcement agency; and (B) stopped, stood, or parked by a sworn law enforcement officer while actively engaged in the enforcement of a specific city, state, or federal law, such law to be disclosed by the law enforcement officer. (Ord. Nos. 20168; 21612; 22026; 27697)

Dallas City Code § 28-76.5 UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLES.

SEC. 28-76.5. UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLES. A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks a motor vehicle and leaves it unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the brake on the vehicle, and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway. (Ord. 20269)

Dallas City Code § 28-76.6 VALID VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATE REQUIRED; DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATE.

SEC. 28-76.6 VALID VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATE REQUIRED; DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person parks a motor vehicle on a public street, highway, or alley that does not display a vehicle registration or displays a vehicle registration that has been expired for two months or longer. This subsection applies to a vehicle registration issued by any county, state, or country. (b) A person commits an offense if the person parks a motor vehicle on a public street, highway, or alley that displays a temporary license plate that has been expired for 30 days or longer. (c) Except for digital license plates governed by Subchapter B-1, Chapter 504, Texas Transportation Code, as amended, a person commits an offense if the person parks a motor vehicle on a public street, highway, or alley that does not display a rear license plate. This subsection also applies to a damaged vehicle that prevents the display of a rear license plate. (Ord. 32797)

Dallas City Code § 28-77 UNAUTHORIZED RESERVING OF PARKING SPACES.

SEC. 28-77. UNAUTHORIZED RESERVING OF PARKING SPACES. (a) On street for adjoining property owners and customers. A person commits an offense if without lawful authority, he places, maintains, or displays upon or in view of a public sidewalk, curb, or street, a sign, signal, marking, or device which indicates reserved parking space for adjoining owners or for customers of the adjoining owners upon the street or in areas recessed from the street which require use of the street for maneuvering. (b) Verbal statement or gesture. A person commits an offense if without lawful authority, he attempts to reserve a parking space upon a street for an adjoining owner by statement or gesture. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 15194)

Dallas City Code § 28-78 ANIMAL-DRAWN WAGONS, PUSHCARTS OR BICYCLES.

SEC. 28-78. ANIMAL-DRAWN WAGONS, PUSHCARTS OR BICYCLES. A person commits an offense if he stops, stands, or parks in a public street, sidewalk, or alley, an animal- drawn wagon, pushcart, bicycle, tricycle, or unicycle, except where allowed by other provisions of this code. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-79 VEHICLE TO BE PARKED WITHIN LIMIT LINES.

SEC. 28-79. VEHICLE TO BE PARKED WITHIN LIMIT LINES. The driver of a vehicle who parks the vehicle on a street upon which parking spaces are delineated by limit lines, shall park the entire vehicle within the limit lines marked on the curb or street designating the parking stall. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-80 PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

SEC. 28-80. PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. A person commits an offense if he stops, parks, or stands a truck-tractor, road tractor, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, bus, or any commercial motor vehicle upon a public street, alley, parkway, boulevard, or public place. This section shall not apply to street construction, maintenance, and repair equipment; trucks, equipment, trailers, and vehicles used by public service utility companies engaged in repairing or extending public service utilities; motor busses when taking on or discharging passengers at customary bus stops; other vehicles when actually parked at a designated loading zone, or where it is lawful to park a commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of accepting or delivering transportable goods; or a vehicle with a mechanical defect, making it unsafe to proceed further, in which event, it shall be lawful to stand or park the vehicle during the time necessary to make emergency repairs. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-81 PARKING OF VEHICLES WITH CAPACITY OF MORE THAN ONE AND ONE-HALF TONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.

SEC. 28-81. PARKING OF VEHICLES WITH CAPACITY OF MORE THAN ONE AND ONE-HALF TONS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) A person commits an offense if he stops, parks, or stands a truck-tractor, road tractor, semitrailer, bus, trailer, or truck with a rated capacity in excess of one and one-half tons, according to the manufacturer’s classification, upon property within a residential area. This subsection shall not apply to the parking or standing of a vehicle for the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers, freight, or merchandise. (b) A person commits an offense if he stops, parks, or stands a motor home, house trailer, or recreational vehicle with a rated capacity in excess of one and one-half tons, according to the manufacturer’s classification, upon any public right-of-way abutting a residential area. This subsection shall not apply to the parking or standing of a vehicle for the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers or property. (c) In this section, RESIDENTIAL AREA means any block face containing a single family, duplex, or multi-family dwelling. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 19455; 20269)

Dallas City Code § 28-81.1 STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.

SEC. 28-81.1. STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES. (a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to be in compliance with the law or the directions of a police officer, city marshal, a parking enforcement officer, or an official traffic-control device, a person commits an offense if he: (1) stops, stands, or parks a vehicle: (A) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; (B) on a sidewalk; (C) within an intersection; (D) on a crosswalk; (E) between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings; (F) alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic; (G) upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel; (H) on any railroad track; (I) on the roadway of any street, when the vehicle constitutes a hazard to itself or to persons or other vehicles; or (J) in violation of a sign prohibiting the stopping of vehicles; (K) in designated bike lanes; or (2) stands or parks a vehicle: (A) in front of a public or private driveway; (B) within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; (C) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; (D) within 30 feet of the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway; (E) when properly posted with signs, within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within 75 feet of an entrance; (F) in violation of a sign prohibiting the standing of vehicles; or (G) in a fire lane. (b) A person commits an offense if he moves a vehicle not lawfully under his control: (1) an unlawful distance away from a curb; or (2) into any area prohibited by this section. (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1)(B), a person may stop, stand, or park a bicycle on a sidewalk if the bicycle does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic on the sidewalk. (Ord. Nos. 20012; 20269; 32291; 32470)

Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-147349Fetched: 10/26/2026