Chalking tires: legal or not?

This week the crackdown on parking in Watertown's Public Square has been in the news and some have questioned if it's legal for the parking police to chalk tires.
This week the crackdown on parking in Watertown's Public Square has been in the news and some have questioned if it's legal for the parking police to chalk tires.
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