Opn. No.

Hon. Morley C. Townsend Hanover Town Counsel

This is in reply to your request regarding whether the Town of Hanover has authority to enact a local law which will permit its police officers to enter upon private property for the purpose of removing vehicles that have been left there by trespassers. This, you state, would be done only at the request of the property owner. You further request our opinion whether the enactment of such a local law, in the nature of a parking regulation, would be necessary to accomplish this purpose.

The regulation of the use of public highways by motor vehicles is…