HB 391 Summary: Accessible Parking Law Changes

• Reorganizes accessible parking requirements by creating new sections (4503.441-4503.448) establishing separate frameworks for accessible license plates versus removable windshield placards, replacing the prior single regulatory structure

• Introduces new removable windshield placard categories (standard, temporary, and permanent) with distinct expiration rules and an "accessible parking certification form" requirement from health care providers instead of prescriptions

• Creates enforcement mechanisms including civil violations (not criminal) with penalties of $250-$750 for accessible parking space violations, plus a volunteer accessible parking enforcement training program (section 4511.694) and new ticketing procedures (sections 4511.695-4511.699)

• Establishes the "accessible parking violations fund" from collected fines to be split between public safety enforcement programs (25%) and grants for youth adaptive sports programs for people with disabilities (75%)

• Modifies health care provider requirements, shifting from furnishing prescriptions to completing certification forms, with penalties for physicians and chiropractors who falsify information or fail to retain documentation of eligibility