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State |
Code / Section / Law |
Regulation |
Source |
| 1 |
Alabama |
Section 32-5A-137 |
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, except to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. |
http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/CodeofAlabama/1975/32-5A-137.htm |
| 2 |
Alaska |
Code 13 AAC Section 520 |
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle in a way that obstructs the movement of emergency vehicles or injured persons or create additional hazards to the safety of persons by blocking visibility of flares or other emergency signaling devices. |
http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/aac/title13/chapter002/section520.htm |
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Alaska |
13 AAC 02.340 |
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, except to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. |
http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/aac/title13/chapter002/section340.htm |
| 3 |
Arizona |
Section 28-873 |
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, except to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. |
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/28/00873.htm&Title=28&DocType=ARS |
| 4 |
Arkansas |
Section 8.44.14 |
No Parking, stopping or standing in a fire lane or within 15 ft of a fire hydrant except except in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. |
http://records.jonesboro.org/Technical%20Codes/Downtown%20Parking%20Code.pdf |
| 5 |
California |
Sections 22500.1; 22514 |
No person shall stop, park or stand a vehicle attended or unattended except to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device or to prevent clash with traffic, at a curb, along the edge of a highway or in a publicly or privately owned off-street parking facility marked as a fire lane by the fire department or fire district holding jurisdiction over the area. Moreover no person shall stop, park or leave a vehicle unattended within 15 feet of a fire hydrant except when a licensed driver seated in the front seat can move the vehicle when required, if the local authority upon an ordinance reduce the distance or if the vehicle so standing, stopped or parked is owned and operated by a fire department and is marked so. In case the authorities reduce the distance between a fire hydrant and the vehicle to less than 10 feet when measured along the edge or curb of the street, such a distance should be indicated by signs or markings. |
http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc22500_1.htm; http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc22514.htm |
| 6 |
Colorado |
Ordinance No. 7572, Section7-6-13 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in an area marked as a fire lane and when a fire hydrant is within 10 feet of the curb |
http://www.colocode.com/boulder2/chapter7-6.htm#section7_6_13 |
| 7 |
Delaware |
Title 21, Chapter 70, § 7001 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a place designated as a fire lane or in an area designated for a fire hydrant, sprinkler connection or standpipe except to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. |
http://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c070/index.shtml |
| 8 |
Florida |
Section 316.1945 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0300-0399/0316/Sections/0316.1945.html |
| 9 |
Idaho |
Title 49 Chapter 6, 49-660 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title49/T49CH6SECT49-660.htm |
| 10 |
Illinois |
625 ILCS 5/11-1303 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?DocName=062500050HCh.+11+Art.+XIII&ActID=1815&ChapterID=49&SeqStart=118500000&SeqEnd=120200000 |
| 11 |
Indiana |
IC 9-21-16-5.5 (section a,b,c) |
No Person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle in a fire lane located on a property whether privately or publicly owned. A fire lane shall be marked with words 'No Parking Fire Lane', written in white and a 4 inch wide stripe in conformance with the Indiana MUTCD. Both the stripe and the words shall be positioned 12 feet from the curb, sidewalk or building. The words, "No Parking Fire Lane shall be placed between the stripe and the curb, sidewalk or building. |
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title9/ar21/ch16.html |
| 12 |
Iowa |
Section 11- 101.9(2) |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a way that hinders the access to a fire hydrants, emergency equipment or emergency vehicles. |
http://search.legis.state.ia.us/nxt/gateway.dll/ar/iac/0110___administrative%20services%20department%20__5b11__5d/1010___chapter%20101%20parking/_r_0110_1010_0090.xml?fn=document-frame.htm$f=templates$3.0 |
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Iowa |
Code of Iowa - 321.236 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a fire lane or in a way that obstructs a fire hydrant, emergency equipment or vehicle. |
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/38028344/Chapter-10---Welcome-To-The-City-of-Oskaloosa |
| 13 |
Kansas |
ORDINANCE NO. 031145, Sec. 70-538 |
No person shall stand, stop or park or cause to be placed or leave a vehicle in a fire lane except to prevent clash with other traffic or to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device |
http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/LiveWeb/Documents/Document.aspx?q=09dWK5pIUg1lhjXbT%2BmJSIuN5HAseENdiKtLpmzB9wcGScoPzS%2BEMBUt0Jmnsoi3 |
| 14 |
Kentucky |
189.450 |
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, except to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. |
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/KRS/189-00/450.PDF |
| 15 |
Louisiana |
RS 32:143 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=88071 |
| 16 |
Maine |
Section 674 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a place clearly designated as a fire lane, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted except to comply with the directions of a police officer, a traffic control device or to prevent clash with traffic. |
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(gyznvym5x1aan4qyaopiij55))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-300-1949-VI-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKING.pdf |
| 17 |
Maryland |
Section 42-4-1204 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.michie.com/colorado/lpext.dll/cocode/1/6d9fa/6ed2d/6ed2f/6fb6e/6fb8d?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm&2.0#JD_42-4-1204 |
| 18 |
Massachusetts |
Chapter 89, Section 7A. |
No person shall park or leave a vehicle unattended within 800 feet of a fire or in a fire lane designated by the fire department. |
http://law.onecle.com/massachusetts/89/7A.html |
| 19 |
Michigan |
Section 257.675 |
A local authority can, by passing an ordinance forbid parking on a highway or street to create a fire lane or to make way for heavy traffic during busy hours in the morning and afternoon. Privileges given to veterans and physically disabled persons under this subsection do not surpass the ordinance. |
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28d2iprpz32up1knesrod3kuv1%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-257-675&query=on&highlight=parking%20AND%20fire |
| 20 |
Minnesota |
169.34 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=169.34 |
| 21 |
Mississippi |
Section 63-3-913 |
No motor vehicle, except a vehicle responding to an emergency shall be parked in an area marked to give access to emergency vehicles. Unlawful parking or blocking such access shall result in a penalty for each violation. |
http://www.mscode.com/free/statutes/63/003/0913.htm |
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Mississippi |
Section 63-3-901 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.mscode.com/free/statutes/63/003/0901.htm |
| 22 |
Missouri |
300.440. 1 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c300-399/3000000440.htm |
| 23 |
Montana |
61-8-354 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/61/8/61-8-354.htm |
| 24 |
Nebraska |
Section 10.06.120 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle too close to a fire hydrant or in such a way that obstructs a fire lane |
http://lincoln.ne.gov/city/council/agenda/2011/010311/116.pdf |
| 25 |
Nevada |
NRS 484B.450 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-484B.html |
| 26 |
New Hampshire |
265:69 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXI/265/265-69.htm |
| 27 |
New Jersey |
Sec 13-5.2 Ord. No. 2248-05 § 2 |
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle or cause obstruction to a fire lane or fire zone. |
http://70.168.205.112/millburn_nj/lpext.dll/Infobase/millburn_c13.htm?fn=document-frame.htm&f=templates&2.0 |
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New Jersey |
39:4-138 |
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, except to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. |
http://www.newjerseydwiattorney.com/lawyer-attorney-1389179.html |
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New Jersey - Princeton |
Sec. 8-5.18.1. |
No person shall stop, stand or park or leave unattended a motor vehicle in a fire lane or a fire zone. No person, corporation or firm shall construct or place any structure in a fire lane or fire zone that impairs the access of firefighters, fire apparatus or impairs use of an exit or exit discharge of a building. |
http://www.princetontwp.org/2006-30Firelanes.pdf |
| 28 |
New Mexico |
66-7-351 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2006/nmrc/jd_66-7-351-1863f.html |
| 29 |
New York |
VAT Article 32 Section 1202 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAWS+&QUERYDATA=$$VAT1202$$@TXVAT01202+&LIST=SEA15+&BROWSER=BROWSER+&TOKEN=18015292+&TARGET=VIEW |
| 30 |
North Carolina |
§ 20-162 (b) |
No person shall stop, park or stand a vehicle, whether attended or unattended in a part of a public vehicular area, street, roadway or highway designated as a fire lane. |
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_20/GS_20-162.html |
| 31 |
North Dakota |
39-10-49 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t39c10.pdf |
| 32 |
Ohio |
4511.68 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4511 |
| 33 |
Oklahoma |
title 47, Chapter 11, Sec 11-1003 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle close to a fire apparatus, within 30 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=82340 |
| 34 |
Oregon |
503.3 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, within 15 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance. |
http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/811.550 |
| 35 |
Pennsylvania |
§ 212.114 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle along the edge or a curb of a roadway in an area opposite or adjacent to a fire station driveway. |
http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/067/chapter212/subchapBtoc.html |
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Pennsylvania |
Chapter 33 Subchapter E § 3353 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/vehicle_code/chapter33.pdf |
| 36 |
Rhode Island |
§ 31-21-4 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 8 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE31/31-21/31-21-4.HTM |
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Rhode Island |
§ 31-12-3 |
No person shall refuse or willfully fail to conform to law or directions of a police officer invested by law with the authority to control, direct or regulate traffic involving direction pertaining to fire lane parking violations in a property whether privately or publicly owned. |
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/statutes/title31/31-12/31-12-3.HTM |
| 37 |
South Carolina |
Ordinance 2008-23; § 18.303 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted, except to comply with the directions of a police officer, traffic control device or to prevent clash with traffic. |
http://library.municode.com/HTML/14597/level3/COOR_CH26TRMOVE_ARTIIIPASTST.html#COOR_CH26TRMOVE_ARTIIIPASTST_S26-79PASIVI |
| 38 |
South Dakota |
32-30-11.1. |
A municipality can, by passing an ordinance prohibit parking on a highway or street to create a fire lane or to make way for heavy traffic during morning and afternoon peak hours. Privileges given to persons with disability do not apply on streets or highways where parking is prohibited during any time. |
http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-30-11.1 |
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South Dakota |
32-30-6 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=32-30-6 |
| 39 |
Tennessee |
§ 55-8-160 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 7½ to fifteen of a fire hydrant. An incorporated municipality must demarcate and identify the distance from a fire hydrant where a person can stop, stand or park a vehicle. |
http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/ |
| 40 |
Texas |
684.011 |
No person shall leave a vehicle unattended that is in or obstructs a fire lane marked in accordance with Subsection C of Texas Transportation Code-Section 684.011. The sections states that if marking of a fire lane in a parking facility falls under the control of a governing authority, the fire lane in such a case shall be marked as per the regulation. If, however, a government regulation does not apply to marking of a fire lane in a parking facility, all curbs of fire lanes, then shall be painted red and marked with words' FIRE LANE-TOW AWAY ZONE' written in 3 inches tall white letters, at intervals not more than 50 feet. |
http://law.onecle.com/texas/transportation/684.011.00.html |
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Texas - Austin |
503.3.1 |
All fire lanes and fire zones shall be designated as tow away zones. The owner and not the city shall be responsible for maintenance of fire lanes and fire zones on private property. The fire department shall keep an account of the location and designation of fire lanes and fire zones. |
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:madgaZrjuJEJ:www.ci.austin.tx.us/edims/document.cfm?id%3D139760+fire+lane+parking+code+site:www.ci.austin.tx.us&hl=en&gl=us |
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Texas - Austin |
503.3.2 |
All fire lanes shall be marked and posted by the tenant or building owner with the use of signs, curb markings, pavement markings, or a combination of all three. The signs must be marked with 'FIRE LANE- NO PARKING written and bordered in red with a white background. The letters should be 12 inches wide and 18 inches high. Pavement markings must be made using white and red traffic paint. The boundaries of a fire lane must be marked with at least 6 inches wide red stripes and words 'FIRE LANE- NO PARKING'. Curb markings must be made with red traffic paint. The words 'FIRE LANE- NO PARKING' must appear in 4 inch wide letters. |
http://www.smrstriping.com/firelane.html |
| 41 |
Utah |
41-6a-1401 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://le.utah.gov/~code/TITLE41/htm/41_06a140100.htm |
| 42 |
Vermont |
§ 1104 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 6 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/fullchapter.cfm?Title=23&Chapter=013 |
| 43 |
Virginia |
Section 102-222 |
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle within 15 feet, in front of or adjacent to a fire hydrant. Parking in a fire lane is also prohibited in the state of Virginia. All fire lanes must be clearly marked with approved signs that display words, ' NO PARKING FIRE LANE TOWING ENFORCED' with an arrow pointing towards the restricted area |
http://www.richmondgov.com/Parking/ParkingInformation.aspx http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/fire/fire-marshals-office/Documents/fire-lane-req.pdf |
| 44 |
Washington |
RCW 46.61.570 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of such entrance when adequately sign-posted. |
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.570 |
| 45 |
West Virginia |
§17C-13-3 |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or in a adequately designated fire lane. |
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/17c/code/WVC%2017%20C-%2013%20%20-%20%20%203%20%20.htm |
| 46 |
Wisconsin |
346.53(3) |
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 10 feet of a fire hydrant unless a greater distance is indicated by an official traffic sign. |
http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/nxt/gateway.dll/Statutes%20Related/Wisconsin%20Statutes/10954/11023?f=templates$fn=document-frameset.htm$q=[field%20folio-destination-name:%27346.53%27]$x=Advanced#0-0-0-282411 |
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Wisconsin |
346.52(1)(g) |
No person shall stop, park or stand a vehicle attended or unattended whether temporarily or otherwise directly across the highway from a fire station entrance or within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station. |
http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/nxt/gateway.dll/Statutes%20Related/Wisconsin%20Statutes/10954/11022?f=templates$fn=document-frameset.htm$q=[field%20folio-destination-name:%27346.52%27]$x=Advanced#0-0-0-282409 |
| 47 |
Wyoming |
31-5-504 |
No person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, except to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. |
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title31/T31CH5.htm |
