Florida Senate - 2015                                     SB 788
       
       
        
       By Senator Sobel
       
       
       
       
       
       33-00768A-15                                           2015788__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to disabled parking; amending s.
    3         316.1964, F.S.; revising provisions that allow
    4         counties and municipalities to charge fees for
    5         vehicles displaying a disabled parking permit at
    6         certain timed parking facilities; excluding vehicles
    7         displaying a DV license plate from payment of such
    8         fees; providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 316.1964, Florida
   13  Statutes, is republished, and subsection (8) of that section is
   14  amended, to read:
   15         316.1964 Exemption of vehicles transporting certain persons
   16  who have disabilities from payment of parking fees and
   17  penalties.—
   18         (1) A state agency, county, municipality, or any agency
   19  thereof, may not exact any fee for parking on the public streets
   20  or highways or in any metered parking space from the driver of a
   21  vehicle that displays a disabled parking permit or a license
   22  plate issued under s. 316.1958 or s. 320.0848 or a license plate
   23  issued under s. 320.084, s. 320.0842, s. 320.0843, or s.
   24  320.0845 if the vehicle is transporting the person who has a
   25  disability and to whom the disabled parking permit or license
   26  plate was issued.
   27         (8) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a county, municipality,
   28  or any agency thereof may charge for parking in a facility or
   29  lot that provides timed parking spaces any vehicle that displays
   30  a disabled parking permit, except that any vehicle with
   31  specialized equipment, such as ramps, lifts, or foot or hand
   32  controls, for use by a person who has a disability, or any
   33  vehicle that is displaying the “DV” license plate issued under
   34  s. 320.084 or the Florida Toll Exemption permit, is exempt from
   35  any parking fees.
   36         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.