As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Business district" means that territory defined by city ordinance as required under section 321L.5.
2. "Department" means the state department of transportation.
3. "Director" means the director of transportation.
4. "Handicapped identification device" or "device" means an identification device bearing the international symbol of accessibility issued by the department, and includes a handicapped registration plate issued to or for a handicapped person under section 321.34, subsection 7, a handicapped identification sticker affixed to a registration plate issued to a disabled veteran under section 321.166, subsection 6, and a handicapped identification hanging device which is a placard for hanging from the rearview mirror when the motor vehicle is parked.
5. "Handicapped parking sign" means a sign which bears the international symbol of accessibility that meets the requirements under section 321L.6.
6. "Handicapped parking space" means a parking space designated for use by only motor vehicles displaying a handicapped identification device that meets the requirements of sections 321L.5 and 321L.6.
7. "Handicapped person" means a person who, because of a disability or impairment, meets either of the following:
a. Is unable to reasonably walk in excess of two hundred feet unassisted.
b. Cannot walk without causing serious detriment or injury to the person's health.
89 Acts, ch 247, § 9; 90 Acts, ch 1151, § 3, 4
Referred to in § 15.286, 321.34, 321L.5
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