Brief Description: Revising marking requirement for parking places for persons with disabilities.

Sponsors: By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Woods, Simpson, Morrell, Lovick, Flannigan, Chase, Moeller and Kilmer).

House Committee on Transportation
Senate Committee on Transportation

Background:

Parking spaces for persons with disabilities are required to have two indicators. The first is a sign with the international symbol of access. The sign must be between 36 and 84 inches off the ground. The second is a notice which states that a "state disabled parking permit required."

Many parking spaces for persons with disabilities do not include the notice that a "state disabled parking permit is required." Tickets written for use of these parking spaces without the proper permit have been invalidated.

State law requires the Code Reviser to use respectful language when referring to persons with disabilities.

Summary:

Parking spaces for persons with disabilities do not have to be marked by a notice with specific language stating that a disabled parking permit is required. The signs may include additional language indicating the amount of the monetary penalty for parking in the space without a valid permit. The specified height range for the sign is deleted. Other statutes relating to parking spaces for persons with disabilities are changed to conform to respectful language requirements.

Votes on Final Passage:

House   93   0
Senate   46   0   (Senate amended)
House   95   0   (House concurred)

Effective: July 24, 2005

Partial Veto Summary: The replacement of the phrase "disabled veteran" with "veteran with disability" is vetoed because of an inconsistency with federal law.