ARIZONA
Maricopa County
Time limit
• 5 minutes
Fines
• $100 first violation
• $300 second violation
Exemptions
• Traffic or adverse weather conditions
• Emergency or law enforcement purposes
• Power takeoff involving cargo or work functions
• Conform to manufacturer’s specifications
• Maintenance or diagnostics
• HOS compliance

CALIFORNIA
Statewide
Time limit
• 5 minutes
Fines
• Minimum $100
Exemptions
• Resting in sleeper berth beyond 100 feet of residential units (exemption ends January 2008)
• Traffic conditions
• Queuing beyond 100 feet of residential units
• Adverse weather conditions or mechanical difficulties
• Vehicle safety inspection
• Service or repair
• Power takeoff involving cargo or work functions
• Prevent safety or health emergency
• Emergency vehicles

City of Sacramento
Time limit
• 5 minutes
• Prohibits reefer operation within 100 feet of residential or school areas unless loading or unloading
Fines
• Not less than $100 and not more than $25,000 per violation
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions/control
• Traffic conditions
• Vehicle safety inspection
• Service or repair
• Conform to manufacturer’s specifications
• Power takeoffs involving cargo or work functions
• Prevent safety or health emergency
• HOS compliance at truck/rest stop

Placer County (NE of Sacramento)
Time limit
• 5 minutes
• Prohibits reefer operation within 100 feet of residential or school areas unless loading or unloading
Fines
• $50 minimum
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions/control
• Traffic conditions
• Vehicle safety inspection
• Service or repair
• Conform to manufacturer’s specifications
• Power takeoffs involving cargo or work functions
• Prevent safety or health emergency
• HOS compliance at truck/rest stop
• Operate intermittent equipment
• Attainment areas (air meets EPA quality standards)

COLORADO
City of Aspen
Time limit
• 5 minutes within any 1 hour
Fines
• $1,000 maximum and/or
1 year imprisonment
Exemptions
• Safety reasons
• To achieve an engine temperature of 120 F
and an air pressure of
100 lbs/square inch

City and County of Denver
Time limit
• 10 minutes in any 1-hour period
Fines
• Not more than $999 and/or
• 1 year imprisonment
Exemptions
• Less than 20 F for previous 24-hour period
• Less than 10 F
• Emergency vehicles
• Traffic conditions
• Being serviced
• Auxiliary equipment

CONNECTICUT
Statewide
Time limit
• 3 minutes
Fines
• Not more than $5,000 per week
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions or mechanical difficulties
• Ensure safety or health of driver/passengers
• Auxiliary equipment
• Conform to manufacturer’s specifications
• Less than 20 F
• Maintenance
• Queuing to access military installation

DELAWARE
Statewide
Time limit
• 3 minutes
• 15 minutes if 32 F to minus 10 F
• No limit if less than minus 10 F
Fines
• $50-$500 per offense
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions or mechanical difficulties
• Conform to manufacturer’s specs
• Repair
• Emergency vehicles
• Using auxiliary equipment/power takeoff
• Power during sleeping or resting beyond 25 miles of truck stop with available electrified equipment
• Vehicle safety inspections

GEORGIA
City of Atlanta
Time limit
• 15 minutes
• 25 minutes if below 32 F
Fines
• $500 minimum
Exemptions
• To perform needed work
• Traffic conditions
• Natural gas or electric vehicles

HAWAII
Statewide
Time limit
• 3 minutes for start up/cool down
Fines
• $25-$2,500 per day
Exemptions
• Adjustment or repair
• Auxiliary equipment or power takeoff

ILLINOIS
Statewide
Time limit
• Cannot leave running unattended
Fines
• Not more than $500
Exemptions
• None

Chicago and East St. Louis
Time limit
• 10 minutes per hour while stationary
• 30 minutes per hour while waiting to weigh, load or unload
Fines
• $50 for first offense
• $150 for subsequent offenses in 12-month period
Exemptions
• Waiting in a line of vehicles that regularly and periodically moves forward
• Less than 32 F
• More than 80 F
• Operation of defrosters, heaters, air conditioners, or other equipment necessary to prevent a safety or health emergency
• Use of auxiliary equipment required to accomplish the intended use of the vehicle, such as controlling cargo temperature, loading, unloading or mixing

MARYLAND
Statewide
Time limit
• 5 minutes
Fines
• Not less than $500
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions or mechanical difficulties
• Heating, cooling and auxiliary equipment
• Conform to manufacturer’s specifications

MASSACHUSETTS
Statewide
Time limit
• 5 minutes
Fines
• Not less than $100 for first offense
• Not more than $500 for each succeeding offense
Exemptions
• Being serviced
• Delivery for which power is needed and alternatives unavailable
• Associate power needed and alternatives unavailable

MINNESOTA
City of Minneapolis
Time limit
• None in residential areas from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., including reefers
Fines
• $700 maximum and/or 90 days imprisonment
Exemptions
• Permitted construction equipment
• Compliance with traffic signals or signs
• Emergency or law enforcement purposes

City of Owatonna
Time limit
• 5 minutes each 5 hours
in residential areas
Fines
• $1,000 maximum and/or 90 days imprisonment
Exemptions
• None

City of St. Cloud
Time limit
• 5 minutes, West Germain St. from 8th to 10th Ave.
Fines
• Not more than $200
Exemptions
• None

MISSOURI
City of St. Louis
Time limit
• 10 minutes
Fines
• up to $500 and/or up to 90 days in jail
Exemptions
• Emergency vehicles

NEVADA
Statewide
Time limit
• 15 minutes
Fines
• $100-$500 for first offense
• $500-$1,000 for second offense
• $1,000-$1,500 for third offense
• $1,500-$2,500 for fourth and more offenses 3 years
Exemptions
• Variance has been issued
• Emergency vehicles
• Snow removal equipment
• Repair or maintain other vehicles
• Traffic congestion
• Maintenance at repair facility
• Emission contained and treated per control officer
• To perform specific task

Clark County
Time limit
• 15 minutes
Fines
• Not more than $10,000
Exemptions
• Variance has been issued
• Emergency vehicles
• Repair or maintain other vehicles
• Traffic congestion
• Emission contained and treated per control officer
• To perform a specific task
• Maintenance at repair facility

Washoe County
Time limit
• 15 minutes
Fines
• Not more than $250 for first offense
• Not less than $250 or more than $500 for subsequent offenses
Exemptions
• Emergency vehicles
• Snow removal equipment
• Repair or maintain other vehicles
• Traveling on public right-of-way
• To perform specific task
• Maintenance at repair facility

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Statewide
Time limit
• 5 minutes if more than 32 F
• 15 minutes if 32 F to -10 F
Fines
• To be determined
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions
• Emergency vehicles
• Power takeoff
• Maintenance or diagnostics
• Defrost windshield
• Less than 10 F

NEW JERSEY
Statewide
Time limit
• 3 minutes
• 15 minutes if stopped for more than 3 hours
• 30 minutes if permanently assigned
Fines
• $200 for first offense
• $400 for second offense
• $1,000 for third offense
• $3,000 for subsequent offenses
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions
• To perform needed work
• Waiting or being inspected
• Emergency vehicles
• Being repaired
• Connecting, detaching or exchanging trailers
• Sleeping or resting in a sleeper-berth in non-residential zone unless equipped with auxiliary heating/cooling

NEW YORK
Statewide
Time limit
• 5 minutes
Fines
• Not less than $375 or more than $15,000 for first offense
• Not more than $22,500 for subsequent offenses
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions
• Auxiliary power or maintenance
• Emergency vehicles
• Within mines or quarries
• Parked for more than
2 hours and less than 25 F
• State inspections
• Farm vehicles

New Rochelle
Time limit
• 5 minutes
Fines
• Up to $375 and/or 15 days in jail for first offense
• Up to $100 and/or 45 days in jail for second offense within 18 months
• Up to $250 and/or 90 days in jail for subsequent offenses within 18 months
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions
• Auxiliary power or maintenance
• Emergency vehicles
• Within mines or quarries
• Parked for more than 2 hours and less than 25 F
• State inspections
• Farm vehicles

New York City
Time limit
• 3 minutes
Fines
• $50-$500 and/or 20 days jail time for first offense
• $100-$1,000 and/or up to 30 days jail time for second
• $400-$5,000 and/or up to 4 months for subsequent offenses
Exemptions
• Emergency vehicles
• Operate loading, unloading or processing device

PENNSYLVANIA
Allegheny County
Time limit
• 5 minutes
• 20 minutes per hour if less than 40 F or more than 75 F
Fines
• Warning for first offense
• $100 for second offense
• $500 for subsequent offenses
Exemptions
• Traffic conditions
• Queuing
• Cool down/warm up per manufacturer’s recommendations
• Sleeping/resting in truck
• Safety inspections
• Ensure safe operation
• Emergency vehicles
• Power accessory or service equipment
• Repair or diagnostics

City of Philadelphia
Time limit
• 2 minutes except on layovers
• 5 minutes if less than 32 F
• 20 minutes if less than 20 F
Fines
• $300
Exemptions
• None

RHODE ISLAND
Statewide
Time limit
• 5 consecutive minutes in any 60-minute period
Fines
• Up to $100 for first offense
• Up to $500 for subsequent offenses
Exemptions
• Traffic
• Required by law to stop
• Operating defrosting, heating or cooling equipment for the health or safety of the driver or passengers
• Operate auxiliary equipment
• Maintenance or inspection
• Auxiliary power units

TEXAS
Cities of Austin, Bastrop, Elgin, Lockhart, Round Rock and San Marcos; Counties of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson
Time limit
• 5 minutes April-October
Fines
• Varies by jurisdiction
Exemptions
• 14,000 lbs GVW or less
• Traffic conditions
• Emergency or law enforcement
• To perform needed work
• Maintenance or diagnostics
• Defrost windshield
• HOS compliance

UTAH
Statewide
Time limit
• Cannot leave running unattended
Fines
• Not more than $750 and/or not more than 90 days imprisonment
Exemptions
• None

Salt Lake City
Time limit
• 15 minutes
Fines
• Up to $1,000 and/or no more than 6 months jail time for first offense
• Up to $2,500 and/or not more than 1 year jail time for subsequent offenses within 2 years
Exemptions
• Reefer unit if more than 500 feet from any residence
• To heat/cool sleeper-berth if more than 500 feet from any residence
• Emergency vehicles

VIRGINIA
Statewide
Time limit
• 10 minutes in commercial or residential urban areas
Fines
• Not more than $25,000
Exemptions
• Auxiliary power

District of Columbia
Citywide
Time limit
• 3 minutes
• 5 minutes if less than 32 F
Fines
• $500
• Doubles for each subsequent violation
Exemptions
• Power takeoff