A: In California, it is generally legal to sleep in your car on public property, such as on a city street, as long as you are not violating any other laws, such as parking regulations or prohibitions on overnight camping.
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In California, it is generally legal to sleep in your car on public property, such as on a city street, as long as you are not violating any other laws, such as parking regulations or prohibitions on overnight camping.
It's technically illegal to sleep in your car in most areas of the city. However, so many people do it that it's almost impossible to enforce the law. Most of the time, police officers won't bother disturbing you as long as there are no complaints from other people.
Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters. The newly-reinstated vehicle habitation law: Prohibits people from living in their vehicles on any street or public property between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. They are also banned from parking within 500 feet of a residence or school at any time.
It is not illegal to live in your car in California. I know this for a fact, because our local police have told us so. There are limits to how long a car may be parked in one place, but that's determined by local ordinance.