House Bill hb1377

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1377

        By Representative Cusack






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to parking permits for the

  3         disabled; amending s. 320.0848, F.S.; revising

  4         provisions prescribing the appearance of such

  5         parking permits, to require a photograph of the

  6         applicant; providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section

11  320.0848, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

12         320.0848  Persons who have disabilities; issuance of

13  disabled parking permits; temporary permits; permits for

14  certain providers of transportation services to persons who

15  have disabilities.--

16         (2)  DISABLED PARKING PERMIT; PERSONS WITH LONG-TERM

17  MOBILITY PROBLEMS.--

18         (a)  The disabled parking permit is a placard that can

19  be placed in a motor vehicle so as to be visible from the

20  front and rear of the vehicle. Each side of the placard must

21  have the international symbol of accessibility in a

22  contrasting color in the center so as to be visible. One side

23  of the placard must display the applicant's driver's license

24  number or state identification card number and a photograph

25  taken within 4 years prior to the date of the application for

26  the placard along with a warning that the applicant must have

27  such identification at all times while using the parking

28  permit. A validation sticker must also be issued with each

29  disabled parking permit, showing the month and year of

30  expiration on each side of the placard. Validation stickers

31  must be of the size specified by the Department of Highway

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1377

    799-115-02






  1  Safety and Motor Vehicles and must be affixed to the disabled

  2  parking permits. The disabled parking permits must use the

  3  same colors as license plate validations.

  4         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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  7                          SENATE SUMMARY

  8    Revises a provision relating to parking permits for
      disabled persons having long-term mobility problems.
  9    Deletes a warning requirement and requires that the
      permit placard display a photograph of the applicant
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      the placard.
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