Enforcement of parking violations involving spaces reserved for persons with disabilities

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk may apply for and obtain from the Department of Transportation special motor vehicle registration plates (disabled plates) or a special identification card (disabled parking card) that affords certain parking privileges. If a motor vehicle displays disabled plates or a disabled parking card, the motor vehicle may be parked in spaces reserved for use by persons with physical disabilities (disabled parking spaces) if: 1) the motor vehicle is parked by or under the direction of the person issued the card or plates and this person is present; or 2) the motor vehicle is operated by or on behalf of an organization and is used to transport a person eligible for a disabled parking card. If a motor vehicle does not display disabled plates or a disabled parking card, it is a violation for a person to park the motor vehicle in a disabled parking space. It is also a violation to park a motor vehicle in a manner that blocks use of a disabled parking space or in a marked access aisle adjacent to a disabled parking space. A person who commits a disabled parking space violation must forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $300 for the violation.

Under this bill, a disabled parking space violation may be enforced by any person who is employed by a city, village, or town (municipality) and is designated by that municipality as authorized to enforce disabled parking space violations.

Who's behind it

Keith Ripp, a Republican, is its author⁠.

1 more lawmaker signed on in support⁠.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

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