HB 1509 Summary

• Increases minimum civil judgment for parking in accessible spaces without proper credentials from $50 to $400, effective July 1, 2013.

• Establishes the "accessible parking spaces for persons with a physical disability fund" administered by the division to provide education about unauthorized use of accessible parking spaces.

• Requires $100 of each $400 civil judgment collected to be transferred to the new fund from violations under IC 5-16-9-5, IC 5-16-9-8, and local ordinances.

• Authorizes photographic or video evidence for enforcement of accessible parking violations, including evidence captured by appointed volunteer enforcers.

• Allows law enforcement agencies to appoint trained volunteers to issue complaints and summonses for accessible parking violations, with their evidence having the same legal effect as officer-issued citations.