§ 7-17. Maximum time for parking.

(a) Permitted periods.

(1) At any location where a parking meter is in active operation, it is lawful, on payment of the fee, to park a vehicle for the full duration designated as the maximum duration for legal parking.

(2) The vehicle may be parked for the unexpired time, if any, showing on a single-space parking meter or on a multi-space receipt from a previous vehicle.

(b) Prohibited period.

Any vehicle parked in a space adjacent to a single-space parking meter or in an area controlled by a multi-space parking meter for a duration longer than that designated is in violation of the parking provisions of this subtitle and subject to the penalties provided in this subtitle.