§ 98-35. Stopping, standing or parking in space designated for disabled persons.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle within any specially designated and marked parking space provided by governmental agencies for certain disabled persons pursuant to the provisions of F.S. § 316.1955, as amended.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle within any specially designated and marked parking space provided by nongovernmental entities for certain disabled persons pursuant to the provisions of F.S. § 316.1955, as amended.

(c)

Any operator of a vehicle or other person in charge of a vehicle who stops, stands, or parks a vehicle within a space designated with the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol and the caption "PARKING BY DISABLED PERMIT ONLY" and who is observed by a law enforcement officer or a parking enforcement specialist is guilty of a traffic violation punishable by a fine of $250.00.

(d)

If the operator of a vehicle or other person in charge of a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked within a space designated with the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol and the caption "PARKING BY DISABLED PERMIT ONLY" cannot be immediately located by a law enforcement officer or a parking enforcement specialist, then the lawfully registered owner of the vehicle is guilty of a traffic violation punishable by a fine of $250.00.

(Code 1986, § 28-22)

State law reference

Authorization for fine amount, F.S. § 316.008(4).