A. Municipalities and political subdivisions of the state with authority to regulate the standing or parking of vehicles shall extend special parking privileges to a physically disabled person who displays on a motor vehicle operated by or under the direction and for the use of the physically disabled person:
1. A placard indicating physical disability, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 15-112 of this title;
2. A physically disabled license plate, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.1 of this title;
3. A disabled veterans license plate with the international accessibility symbol, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.2 of this title;
4. A disability sticker issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs and federal military bases; or
5. A physically disabled placard or license plate issued by another state.
B. No such special parking privilege, however, shall excuse the violation of any state statute, nor shall any such privilege be applicable where the standing or parking would create a dangerous situation or impede the normal flow of traffic.
C. Municipalities and political subdivisions of the state with authority to regulate the standing or parking of vehicles shall follow the current version of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) when designing or redesigning disabled parking spaces.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 220, § 1. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 133, § 2, emerg. eff. April 27, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 129, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 276, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2004, c. 178, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2007, c. 62, § 17, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007; Laws 2010, c. 302, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 2010.
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