HB570 Summary

• The Commissioner of the Department of Revenue may require removable windshield placards for disabled individuals to display the driver's license number or photograph of the person to whom the placard was issued.

• Inclusion of the fine amount on handicapped parking space signs or attached signage becomes optional rather than mandatory.

• Bollards (short vertical posts painted yellow) may be placed in access aisles next to handicapped parking spaces to prevent vehicle parking, provided they allow wheelchair user access around them.

• Municipalities may deputize trained persons to issue parking tickets for illegal handicapped parking violations, with training standards determined by the municipality.

• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.