1. A handicapped identification device shall be displayed in a motor vehicle as a hanging device or on a motor vehicle as a plate or sticker as provided in section 321L.2 when being used by a handicapped person, either as an operator or passenger. Each hanging device shall be of uniform design and fabricated of durable material, suitable for display from within the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, and readily transferable from one vehicle to another.
2. The use of a handicapped parking space, located on either public or private property as provided in sections 321L.5 and 321L.6, by a motor vehicle not displaying a handicapped identification device; by a motor vehicle displaying such a device but not being used by a handicapped person, as an operator or passenger; or by a motor vehicle in violation of the rules adopted by the department under section 321L.8, constitutes improper use of a handicapped identification device which is a misdemeanor for which a fine shall be imposed upon the owner, operator, or lessee of the motor vehicle or the purchaser of the handicapped identification device. The fine for each violation shall be fifty dollars. Proof of conviction of two or more violations involving improper use of a handicapped identification device is grounds for revocation by the court or the department of the holder's privilege to possess or use the device.
89 Acts, ch 247, § 12; 92 Acts, ch 1122, §2
Referred to in § 321.210, 321.236, 321L.2, 321L.10, 805.8(2a)
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