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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND

PRIVILEGES

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Doyle, Tassoni, and Gallo

     Date Introduced: February 14, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 31-28-7.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-28 entitled "Parking

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Facilities and Privileges" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     31-28-7.1. Motor vehicle placards for group care facilities, government agencies,

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nonprofit organizations, or companies serving people with disabilities. -- (a) Upon

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application to the division of motor vehicles, any group care facility, government agency, non-

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profit organizations, or company that provides services to persons with disabilities, including

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without limitation visiting nurse associations or agencies employing nurses and therapists, shall

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be issued one or more portable motor vehicle placards as described in section 31-28-7(a) and (b).

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      (b) The applicant shall provide to the division of motor vehicles proof that the applicant

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is a bona fide group care facility, government agency, non-profit organization or company

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providing services to persons with disabilities as defined in section 31-28-7(h).

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      (c) The division of motor vehicles shall not issue more than ten (10) placards to any one

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facility. The number of placards to be issued shall be determined by the division of motor

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vehicles based upon the number of persons served by the facility and the frequency with which

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the staff of the facility must transport the clients or patients of the facility.

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      (d) The placards shall be used only by agents or employees of the facility and only when

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transporting or visiting persons with disabilities who are clients or patients of the facility. The

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placard is to be hung from the rear view mirror so as to be seen through the front and rear

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windshield of the motor vehicle, and when so displayed shall exempt the driver from any parking

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fees or fines of whatever sort or description.

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      (e) A person other than an agent or employee of the facility to which the placard was

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issued, or an agent or employee of the facility not engaged in transporting or visiting clients or

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patients of the facility, who uses the parking privilege placards for his or her own purposes, shall

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be fined one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) for each violation. A facility that allows the

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unauthorized use of the placards may be subject to revocation of the use of the placard by the

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division of motor vehicles.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND

PRIVILEGES

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     This act would clarify the use of parking placards by persons or agencies serving the

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disabled.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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