WHAT IS AN

INOPERABLE MOTOR
VEHICLE?

As defined by Article V, Section

11-75, a junked or inoperable
vehicle means a motor vehicle
which cannot be operated
lawfully on a public street or
highway within the state for any If you have questions or City of Hinesville
reason other than the lack of Department of Inspections
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which cannot be moved under www.cityofhinesville.org
its own power; and shall include, information, please call:
without limitation motor
vehicles, or parts thereof, which
are discarded, dismantled, INOPERABLE
wrecked, scrapped or otherwise
in a state of disrepair. For the MOTOR
purposes of this article, “junked
or inoperable vehicles” shall also
VEHICLES
include motor vehicles, or parts City of Hinesville
thereof, stored or kept on private
property for the purposes of Department of
repairing and/or refurbishing the Inspections
same, whether or not such
vehicles are completely 876-4029
inoperable vehicles shall
constitute a public nuisance.
 3) Local salvage yards
often pay cash
incentives for
inoperable vehicles
and in some cases
will tow the vehicle
free of charge.

4) Repair the vehicle

so that it may be
legally operated on
the public streets. Inoperable vehicles attract
rodents, insects, and other
undesirable elements into our
communities.

Perhaps you own an

inoperable or junked
vehicle; there are several
options available to address Inoperable vehicles greatly
this matter: reduce property values.

1) Move the vehicle

from ordinary
public view by
screening it with a
privacy fence,
shrubbery or other
appropriate means. Inoperable vehicles can pose
a hazard to young children.
2) Completely enclose
the vehicle in a Inoperable vehicles contain
garage where it is fluids that may contaminate Section 11-77. Public
not visible from the the environment if leaked. nuisance; storing, parking
street or other prohibited; Leaving wrecked,
public or private non-operating, etc., vehicles
property. on private property states, “It
shall be unlawful for any discharging gasoline,
person in charge or control of benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or
any property within the city, other flammable or explosive
whether as owner, tenant, liquid, solid or gas, into public
occupant, lessee or sewers.
otherwise, to allow any
partially dismantled, non-
operating, wrecked, junked,
or discarded vehicles to
remain on such property
longer than ten (10) days, as
such vehicles constitute an
unsightly nuisance and are
otherwise injurious to the
public health and safety.”

*Please take to time to attend

to your possible inoperable
vehicle.

Home-based Auto repair

businesses and home-based
used car sales businesses are
strictly prohibited.

The City of Hinesville also has

an ordinance that addresses