Local TREND. Tickets for Inoperable Vehicles on Private Property.

The locality: West Memphis, Arkansas

The ordinance: blight ordinance banning unregistered, uncovered vehicles on private property, Ordinance 1298

The fine for property owners:  $250 and $1,000

How is inoperable vehicle defined?

• doesn’t have a current license plate
• has any wheels removed
• cannot be legally operated on the streets, e.g. “lack of proper mufflers, tires, headlights, or other mechanical defects.”
• Really anything that prevents the car from being unable to move under its own power

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