8-1573

Chapter 8.--AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES

Article 15.--UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; RULES OF THE ROAD

     
8-1573.   Unattended motor vehicle.
(a) No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to
stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition,
removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the brake thereon
and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or
side of the highway.

     
(b)   For the purpose of this section, unattended shall not be construed to
mean a motor vehicle with an engine that has been activated by a remote starter
system, when the motor vehicle is locked and when the ignition keys are not in
the motor vehicle.

     
History:   L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1573;
L. 2003, ch. 56, § 1; Apr. 24.