Florida Senate - 2016                                     SB 222
       
       
        
       By Senator Detert
       
       
       
       
       
       28-00280-16                                            2016222__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to parking for disabled veterans;
    3         amending s. 316.1964, F.S.; requiring the governing
    4         body of each publicly owned or publicly operated
    5         airport to grant free parking to any vehicle
    6         displaying specified license plates for disabled
    7         veterans; clarifying that such license plates, rather
    8         than “DV” license plates, are exempt from certain
    9         parking fees charged by a county, municipality, or an
   10         agency thereof; making technical changes; providing an
   11         effective date.
   12          
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   14  
   15         Section 1. Subsections (1), (7), and (8) of section
   16  316.1964, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   17         316.1964 Exemption of vehicles transporting certain persons
   18  who have disabilities from payment of parking fees and
   19  penalties.—
   20         (1) A state agency, county, municipality, or any agency
   21  thereof, may not exact any fee for parking on the public streets
   22  or highways or in any metered parking space from the driver of a
   23  vehicle that displays:
   24         (a) A disabled parking permit or a license plate issued
   25  under s. 316.1958 or s. 320.0848; or
   26         (b) A license plate issued under s. 320.084, s. 320.0842,
   27  s. 320.0843, or s. 320.0845.
   28  
   29  Such exemptions apply only if the vehicle is transporting the
   30  person who has a disability and to whom the disabled parking
   31  permit or license plate was issued.
   32         (7) An airport that owns, operates, or leases parking
   33  facilities, or any other parking facilities that are used for
   34  the purpose of air travel, may charge for parking vehicles that
   35  display a disabled parking permit or license tag issued under s.
   36  316.1958, s. 320.084, s. 320.0842, s. 320.0843, s. 320.0845, or
   37  s. 320.0848. However, the governing body of each publicly owned
   38  or publicly operated airport must grant free parking to a any
   39  vehicle:
   40         (a) Displaying a license plate for disabled veterans issued
   41  under s. 320.084, s. 320.0842, or s. 320.0845;
   42         (b) With specialized equipment, such as ramps, lifts, or
   43  foot or hand controls, or for use utilization by a person who
   44  has a disability; or
   45         (c) whose vehicle is Displaying the Florida Toll Exemption
   46  permit.
   47         (8) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a county, municipality,
   48  or any agency thereof may charge for parking in a facility or
   49  lot that provides timed parking spaces any vehicle that displays
   50  a disabled parking permit, except for a vehicle: that
   51         (a) any vehicle With specialized equipment, such as ramps,
   52  lifts, or foot or hand controls, for use by a person who has a
   53  disability;,
   54         (b) or any vehicle that is Displaying a the “DV” license
   55  plate for disabled veterans issued under s. 320.084, s.
   56  320.0842, or s. 320.0845; or
   57         (c) Displaying the Florida Toll Exemption permit, is exempt
   58  from any parking fees.
   59         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.