Unlawful activities on public thoroughfares, City-owned parking lots or parking garages.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.24.010
in effect11.24.010 - Unlawful activities on public thoroughfares, City-owned parking lots or parking garages.
(A) It is unlawful to do any of the following upon any highway, street or other public thoroughfare within the City:
(1) Abandon a vehicle;
(2) Park a vehicle:
(a) Concerning which there is no valid current registration from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles or another state or nation; or
(b) Which does not display thereon a valid current license plate bearing a current and valid registration sticker (if required), temporary placard, or moving permit issued for that vehicle by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles or by another state or nation;
(3) Allow a vehicle to remain positioned:
(a) On the same highway, street or other public right-of-way adjacent to the same parcel or property line for more than seventy-two consecutive hours;
(b) On the same highway, street or other public right-of-way adjacent to the same parcel or property line for more than seventy-two hours of any consecutive ninety-six-hour period;
(c) On adjoining highways, streets or other public rights-of-way adjacent to the same parcel or property line for more than seventy-two hours of any consecutive ninety-six-hour period;
(4) Park a vehicle and cause it to be suspended on jacks or any other lifting device, except as and to the extent reasonably necessary to change a tire or effect an immediate repair; or
(5) Park a vehicle and engage in mechanical repairs thereon, except as and to the extent reasonably necessary to effect an immediate emergency repair.
(B) It is unlawful to do any of the following upon or within any City parking facility within the City:
(1) Abandon a vehicle;
(2) Park a vehicle:
(a) Concerning which there is no valid current registration from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles or another state or nation; or
(b) Which does not display thereon a valid current license plate bearing a current and valid registration sticker (if required), temporary placard, or moving permit issued for that vehicle by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles or by another state or nation;
(3) Park a vehicle and cause it to be suspended on jacks or any other lifting device, except as and to the extent reasonably necessary to change a tire or effect an immediate repair; or
(4) Park a vehicle and engage in mechanical repairs thereon, except as and to the extent reasonably necessary to effect an immediate emergency repair.
(Ord. No. 6703, § 7, 10-2-19; Ord. No. 6326, § 16, 6-18-14; Ord. No. 6149, § 3, 5-4-11; Ord. 5095 § 15, 1998: Ord. 3484 § 10, 1990: Ord. 854 § 1(a), 1960: prior code § 10-15-21(A))
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11.24ABVE_11.24.010UNACPUTHCINEPALOPAGAFetched: 10/28/2026