HB 2442 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Declares that the applications for disabled parking permits and temporary disabled parking permits are official state documents.  Knowingly providing false information in conjunction with the application is a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20.RCW.

     Provides that persons who qualify for special parking privileges are entitled to receive from the department of licensing a removable windshield placard bearing the international symbol of access and an individual serial number, along with a special identification card bearing the photograph, name, and date of birth of the person to whom the placard is issued, and the placard's serial number.

     Declares that it is a parking infraction, with a monetary penalty of one hundred seventy-five dollars for a person to make inaccessible the access aisle located next to a space reserved for physically disabled persons.

     Provides that a law enforcement agency authorized to enforce parking laws may appoint volunteers to issue notices of infractions for violations of RCW 46.16.381 or RCW 46.61.581.