5902-S.E AMH LIIA MERE 181

ESSB 5902 - H AMD TO HS COMM AMD (H-5391.1) 1505

By Representative Liias

ADOPTED 3/05/2010

    On page 1, beginning on line 13 of the striking amendment, after "treasurer." strike all material through "penalty" on line 14 and insert "One hundred dollars of the assessment"

    On page 1, beginning on line 15 of the striking amendment, after "account." strike all material through "proportionally" on line 17 and insert "Any reduction in the penalty or fine and assessment imposed under section 6 of this act shall be applied proportionally between the penalty or fine and the assessment"

    On page 8, at the beginning of line 14 of the striking amendment, strike "((two)) four" and insert "two"

    On page 8, line 14 of the striking amendment, after "dollars." insert "In addition to any penalty or fine imposed under this subsection, two hundred dollars shall be assessed."

    On page 8, beginning on line 15 of the striking amendment, after "of" strike "((two)) four" and insert "two"

    On page 8, line 18 of the striking amendment, after "disabilities." insert "In addition to any penalty or fine imposed under this subsection, two hundred dollars shall be assessed."

    On page 8, beginning on line 20 of the striking amendment, after "of" strike "((two)) four" and insert "two"

    On page 8, line 25 of the striking amendment, after "46.16.385." insert "In addition to any penalty or fine imposed under this subsection, two hundred dollars shall be assessed."

    On page 9, beginning on line 1 of the striking amendment, strike all of subsection (10) and insert the following:

    "(10) ((The penalties)) (a) The assessment imposed under subsections (7), (8), and (9) of this section shall be allocated as follows:

(i) One hundred dollars shall be deposited in the accessible communities account created in section 2 of this act; and

    (ii) One hundred dollars shall be deposited in the multimodal account under RCW 47.66.070 for the sole purpose of supplementing a grant program for special needs transportation provided by transit agencies and nonprofit providers of transportation that is administered by the department of transportation.

    (b) Any reduction in any penalty or fine and assessment imposed under subsections (7), (8), and (9) of this section shall be applied proportionally between the penalty or fine and the assessment.  When a reduced penalty or fine and assessment are imposed, the amount deposited in the accounts identified in subsection (a) of this subsection shall be reduced equally and proportionally.

    (c) The penalty or fine amounts shall be used by that local jurisdiction exclusively for law enforcement.  The court may also impose an additional penalty sufficient to reimburse the local jurisdiction for any costs it may have incurred in removal and storage of the improperly parked vehicle."

EFFECT:   (1) Changes the structure of the penalties imposed for parking infractions related to the unauthorized use of placards and license plates, blocking access aisles of parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities, and unlawfully parking in a space reserved for a person with a physical disability.  Instead of a $450 penalty, a $250 penalty for the parking infraction plus a separate $200 assessment will be imposed. 

           (1)  The $200 assessment, or any proportion imposed, will be divided between the Accessible Communities Account and the Multimodal Account.

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