SB 679

Under current law, a motor vehicle fuel dealer is required to have an employee

dispense fuel for a vehicle that displays registration plates or an identification card

that indicates the vehicle is used by a person with a disability, if the dealer has

full-service pumps. A dealer is required to charge a person receiving such service

the same price that the dealer charges at self-service pumps. The current provision

is enforced by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

This bill expands the current requirements. Under the bill, a retailer of motor

vehicle fuel must provide an employee or other attendant to dispense motor vehicle

fuel if the vehicle displays registration plates or an identification card indicating the

vehicle is used by a person with a disability, the driver sounds the vehicle's horn or

requests assistance, and more than one employee or attendant is on duty. The

requirements apply regardless of whether a retailer has full-service pumps. The bill

also requires a retailer to post signs designed by the Department of Commerce

indicating that disabled customers may obtain assistance in fueling. The bill

provides for a $100 forfeiture for each violation of the bill's requirements and

transfers enforcement to the district attorney.