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City of Albuquerque, New Mexico Code of Ordinances
ORDINANCE 27-1994
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 3: CITY EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 4: REVENUE AND TAXATION
CHAPTER 5: CITY PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND SALES
CHAPTER 6: WATER, SEWERS AND STREETS
CHAPTER 7: TRANSPORTATION, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 8: TRAFFIC CODE
ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 2: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
ARTICLE 3: MOTORCYCLES, BICYCLES, SCOOTERS AND TOY VEHICLES
ARTICLE 4: ANIMALS
ARTICLE 5: STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
PART 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 8-5-1-1 STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING PROHIBITED ­ NO SIGNS REQUIRED.
§ 8-5-1-2 STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING PROHIBITED BY SIGN.
§ 8-5-1-3 PARKING TIME LIMITED BY SIGN.
§ 8-5-1-4 STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING WITHIN CERTAIN HOURS PROHIBITED BY SIGNS.
§ 8-5-1-5 METER PARKING, EXPIRED METER.
§ 8-5-1-6 NO EXTENSION OF METERED PARKING.
§ 8-5-1-7 DEFACING METER, SLUGS.
§ 8-5-1-8 CLOSE TO CURB ­ HEADED FORWARD.
§ 8-5-1-9 PARKING WITHIN STALL.
§ 8-5-1-10 ANGLE PARKING.
§ 8-5-1-11 LOADING OR UNLOADING AT AN ANGLE TO THE CURB.
§ 8-5-1-12 ALL NIGHT PARKING PROHIBITED IN A BUSINESS DISTRICT.
§ 8-5-1-13 PARKING PROHIBITED OF VEHICLE 90 INCHES WIDE.
§ 8-5-1-14 LAMPS ON A PARKED VEHICLE.
§ 8-5-1-15 PARKING NOT TO OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC.
§ 8-5-1-16 PARKING PROHIBITED IN FIRE LANE.
§ 8-5-1-17 PARKING IN ALLEYS.
§ 8-5-1-18 STANDING OR PARKING ON ONE-WAY ROADWAYS.
§ 8-5-1-19 PARKING WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE.
§ 8-5-1-20 CONTROLLED ACCESS ROADWAYS ­ STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING.
§ 8-5-1-21 CHILD OR ANIMAL IN LOCKED VEHICLE.
§ 8-5-1-22 OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS.
§ 8-5-1-23 BOARDING OR ALIGHTING FROM VEHICLES.
§ 8-5-1-24 STARTING STOPPED, STANDING OR PARKED VEHICLE.
§ 8-5-1-25 UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE.
§ 8-5-1-26 PARKING VEHICLE WITH EXPLOSIVES AND THE LIKE.
§ 8-5-1-27 AUTHORIZED POLICE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES EXCEPTED.
§ 8-5-1-28 TOW VEHICLES EXCEPTED.
§ 8-5-1-29 [RESERVED].
§ 8-5-1-30 DISABLED PARKING.
§ 8-5-1-31 PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WHERE PROHIBITED BY SIGN; AUTHORITY TO REMOVE VEHICLES.
§ 8-5-1-32 PASSENGER CURB LOADING ZONE.
§ 8-5-1-33 [RESERVED].
§ 8-5-1-34 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING OF BUSES AND TAXICABS REGULATED.
§ 8-5-1-35 RESTRICTED USE OF BUS AND TAXICAB STANDS.
§ 8-5-1-36 PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES PROHIBITED.
§ 8-5-1-37 MOVING OR PUSHING VEHICLE OF ANOTHER.
§ 8-5-1-38 UNHITCHED AND HITCHED TRAILER ON PUBLIC WAY.
§ 8-5-1-39 REGISTERED OWNER RESPONSIBLE.
§ 8-5-1-40 MOVING OR MOLESTING UNATTENDED VEHICLES.
§ 8-5-1-41 PROHIBITING UNATTENDED DELIVERY VEHICLES FROM BEING LEFT IDLING.
§ 8-5-1-42 MOBILE FOOD UNITS ON PUBLIC STREETS.
§ 8-5-1-43 REPEATED NONPAYMENT OF AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM FINES.
PART 2: AUTHORITY TO REMOVE OR RELOCATE VEHICLES; ABANDONED VEHICLES; INOPERABLE VEHICLES
PART 3: ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE 6: EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 9: HEALTH, SAFETY AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 10: AMUSEMENTS, RECREATION, CULTURE
CHAPTER 11: MORALS AND CONDUCT
CHAPTER 12: CRIMINAL CODE
CHAPTER 13: BUSINESS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 14: ZONING, PLANNING AND BUILDING
PARALLEL REFERENCES
Charter of the City of Albuquerque
Administrative Instructions
Albuquerque Table of Resolutions
Albuquerque Code of Resolutions
Integrated Development Code
Personnel Rules and Regulations
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§ 8-5-1-22 OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS.
   No person shall open the door of, or enter or emerge from, any motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is clear of any approaching vehicle or bicycle and it is reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of the vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
('74 Code, § 9-5-19.22) (Ord. 65-1974)
§ 8-5-1-23 BOARDING OR ALIGHTING FROM VEHICLES.
   No person shall board or alight from any moving vehicle or any vehicle which is stopped in traffic, nor shall any person alight or enter a vehicle, except when stopped at a curb or in a passenger loading zone.
('74 Code, § 9-5-19.23) (Ord. 65-1974)
§ 8-5-1-24 STARTING STOPPED, STANDING OR PARKED VEHICLE.
   No person shall start and put in motion a vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked without giving appropriate signals, and unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
('74 Code, § 9-5-19.24) (Ord. 65-1974)
§ 8-5-1-25 UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE.
   No person shall park or permit a vehicle to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key, and effectively setting the brake or placing the transmission in parking position; and when parked or standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels in such a manner that the vehicle will be held by the curb or will leave the roadway if the brake fails or the transmission slips from parking position.
('74 Code, § 9-5-19.25) (Ord. 65-1974)
§ 8-5-1-26 PARKING VEHICLE WITH EXPLOSIVES AND THE LIKE.
   No motor vehicle transporting or containing explosives, flammable solids or liquids, strong acids or corrosive liquids, oxidizers, combustible materials, blasting caps or detonators shall be left unattended upon any street. Any vehicle either designed to transport such materials or liquids or marked "Explosives," "Dangerous" or "Compressed Gas" shall be presumed to be loaded with such materials or liquids. See § 8-5-2-2.
('74 Code, § 9-5-19.26) (Ord. 65-1974)
§ 8-5-1-27 AUTHORIZED POLICE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES EXCEPTED.
   Any authorized emergency vehicle being used in an official capacity may stand or park irrespective of the provisions of this title, provided a lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet from the vehicle in all directions is displayed during such standing or parking, and further, that such standing or parking shall not be for a period of longer than necessary.
('74 Code, § 9-5-19.27) (Ord. 65-1974)
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