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Box Elder County adopts overnight-parking policy and authorizes police towing on county property
Summary
The Box Elder County Commission on March 25 adopted a new policy banning overnight parking on county property, repealed a prior snow-storm parking ordinance, and authorized Brigham City and Tremonton-Garland police to ticket, tow and impound unauthorized vehicles on county-owned lands.
Box Elder County commissioners voted unanimously on March 25 to adopt a new overnight-parking policy for county-owned property, authorize local police agencies to tow vehicles that violate the policy, and repeal a prior snowstorm parking ordinance.
The action came after Deputy Attorney Glen Thurston told the commission the policy will clarify enforcement and allow towing of vehicles parked overnight on county property unless the vehicle displays an approved authorization pass. Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 26-08 and Ordinance No. 645 in roll-call votes, then authorized Letters of Agency granting Brigham City Police Department and the Tremonton-Garland Police Department authority to tow and impound vehicles parked in violation of the new policy.
Why it matters: County officials said the measures respond to repeated incidents of unauthorized overnight…
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