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1 1 Section 1. Section 321L.2, subsection 3, paragraph b,
1 2 subparagraph (1), Code 1999, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 (1) A statement printed on it as follows: "Unauthorized
1 4 use of this placard as indicated in Iowa Code chapter 321L may
1 5 result in a fine, invalidation of the placard, or revocation
1 6 of the right to use the placard. This placard shall be
1 7 displayed only when the vehicle is parked in a persons with
1 8 disabilities parking space or in a parking space not
1 9 designated as a persons with disabilities parking space if a
1 10 wheelchair parking cone is used pursuant to Iowa Code section
1 11 321L.2A."
1 12 Sec. 2. Section 321L.2A, Code 1999, is amended to read as
1 13 follows:
1 14 321L.2A WHEELCHAIR PARKING CONE.
1 15 1. A person issued a persons with disabilities parking
1 16 permit under section 321L.2 who uses a wheelchair may park in
1 17 a persons with disabilities parking space, or a parking space
1 18 not designated as a persons with disabilities parking space,
1 19 and reserve up to an eight foot space adjacent to the motor
1 20 vehicle for the purpose of exiting and entering the motor
1 21 vehicle if all of the following conditions are met:
1 22 a. The person places a wheelchair parking cone within
1 23 eight feet of the motor vehicle's entry.
1 24 b. The person displays the persons with disabilities
1 25 parking permit in the motor vehicle as described in section
1 26 321L.4.
1 27 c. The motor vehicle and the wheelchair parking cone do
1 28 not obstruct an aisle, street, or roadway so that other
1 29 vehicles are unable to pass through the aisle, street, or
1 30 roadway.
1 31 d. The parking space is provided by the state, a political
1 32 subdivision of the state, or an entity providing
1 33 nonresidential parking.
1 34 2. A person issued a persons with disabilities parking
1 35 permit who does not comply with the requirements of subsection
2 1 1 when using a wheelchair parking cone commits a misdemeanor
2 2 punishable by a scheduled fine under section 805.8, subsection
2 3 2, paragraph "a".
2 4 3. A person shall not interfere with a wheelchair parking
2 5 cone properly placed under subsection 1. A violation of this
2 6 subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine
2 7 under section 805.8, subsection 2, paragraph "a".
2 8 4. The department, upon the request of a person issued a
2 9 persons with disabilities parking permit under section 321L.2
2 10 who uses a wheelchair, shall provide the person with a list of
2 11 names and addresses of vendors who sell wheelchair parking
2 12 cones bearing the international symbol of accessibility and
2 13 the words "wheelchair parking space".
2 14 5. The department shall adopt rules as necessary to
2 15 administer this section.
2 16 Sec. 3. Section 321L.4, subsection 1, Code 1999, is
2 17 amended to read as follows:
2 18 1. A persons with disabilities parking permit shall be
2 19 displayed in a motor vehicle as a removable windshield placard
2 20 or on a motor vehicle as a plate or sticker as provided in
2 21 section 321L.2 when being used by a person with a disability,
2 22 either as an operator or passenger. Each removable windshield
2 23 placard shall be of uniform design and fabricated of durable
2 24 material, suitable for display from within the passenger
2 25 compartment of a motor vehicle, and readily transferable from
2 26 one vehicle to another. The placard shall only be displayed
2 27 when the motor vehicle is parked in a persons with
2 28 disabilities parking space, except as provided in section
2 29 321L.2A.
2 30 Sec. 4. Section 805.8, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
2 31 1999, is amended to read as follows:
2 32 a. For parking violations under sections 321.236, 321.239,
2 33 321.358, 321.360, and 321.361, the scheduled fine is five
2 34 dollars. The scheduled fine for a parking violation of
2 35 section 321.236 increases in an amount up to ten dollars, as
3 1 authorized by ordinance pursuant to section 321.236,
3 2 subsection 1, paragraph "a", if the parking violation is not
3 3 paid within thirty days of the date upon which the violation
3 4 occurred. For purposes of calculating the unsecured
3 5 appearance bond required under section 805.6, the scheduled
3 6 fine shall be five dollars. However, violations charged by a
3 7 city or county upon simple notice of a fine instead of a
3 8 uniform citation and complaint as permitted by section
3 9 321.236, subsection 1, paragraph "a", are not scheduled
3 10 violations, and this section shall not apply to any offense
3 11 charged in that manner. For a parking violation under section
3 12 321.362 or 461A.38 the scheduled fine is ten dollars. For a
3 13 parking violation under section 321L.2A, subsection 2, the
3 14 scheduled fine is twenty dollars. For interference with a
3 15 wheelchair parking cone under section 321L.2A, subsection 3,
3 16 or a parking violation under section 321L.4, subsection 2, the
3 17 scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
3 18 EXPLANATION
3 19 This bill amends Code section 321L.2A to provide that a
3 20 person issued a persons with disabilities parking permit who
3 21 uses a wheelchair may park in certain parking spaces and
3 22 reserve up to an eight foot space adjacent to the motor
3 23 vehicle for purposes of exiting and entering the motor vehicle
3 24 if several conditions are met. The person must place a
3 25 wheelchair parking cone within eight feet of the motor
3 26 vehicle's entry and display the persons with disabilities
3 27 parking permit in the motor vehicle in the manner provided in
3 28 Code section 321L.4. The motor vehicle and the wheelchair
3 29 parking cone must not obstruct an aisle, street, or roadway so
3 30 that other vehicles are unable to pass through the aisle,
3 31 street, or roadway and the parking space must be provided by
3 32 the state, a political subdivision of the state, or an entity
3 33 providing nonresidential parking, whether or not designated as
3 34 a persons with disabilities parking space. A person issued a
3 35 persons with disabilities parking permit who does not meet
4 1 these requirements when using a wheelchair parking cone is
4 2 subject to a scheduled fine of $20 under Code section 805.8.
4 3 A person who interferes with a wheelchair parking cone
4 4 properly placed is subject to a scheduled fine of $100 under
4 5 Code section 805.8.
4 6 Code section 321L.2A currently provides that the department
4 7 of transportation shall provide, upon request of a person
4 8 issued a persons with disabilities parking permit who uses a
4 9 wheelchair, a list of names and addresses of vendors who sell
4 10 wheelchair parking cones.
4 11 The bill also makes coordinating amendments to Code
4 12 sections 321L.2 and 321L.4, relating to the use of persons
4 13 with disabilities parking permits. The bill modifies a
4 14 requirement that a permit only be displayed when the motor
4 15 vehicle is parked in a persons with disabilities parking space
4 16 and a provision that the requirement be included in
4 17 information contained on a removable windshield placard to
4 18 provide an exception for persons parking in other spaces
4 19 pursuant to Code section 321L.2A as amended.
4 20 LSB 2109HH 78
4 21 nh/sc/14
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