House Bill 1248 Summary

• Requires parking placards issued by the bureau of motor vehicles for persons with physical disabilities to display the final four digits of the person's driver's license or unique identification number.

• Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for any person other than the authorized placard holder to use a disability parking placard to park in spaces reserved for persons with physical disabilities.

• Clarifies that using a placard when the user's driver's license or identification number does not match the digits printed on the placard constitutes a Class C misdemeanor.

• Maintains existing Class C misdemeanor penalty for knowingly and falsely representing oneself as having qualifications to obtain a disability parking placard.

• Effective date: July 1, 2010.