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2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:S255
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to marking parking spaces reserved for handicapped persons as tow-away zones
Purpose
To Amend the vehicle and traffic law to clearly identify parking spots for use by handicapped persons and to mark them as tow-away zones.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1203-c of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 2005, is amended stating that parking spaces designated for the handicapped will also include a separate sign attached below existing above grade signs marking such spaces as tow-away zones.
Justification
Individuals with disabilities require the access of a handicapped parking space to visit a medical center, hospital, physician's office, retail store, supermarket, government building, or educational facility. Such parking spaces should be clearly identified for use by handicapped persons with conspicuous and permanently installed above grade signs displaying the international symbol of access that are positioned a distance from the parking space that may also include blue painted lines or markings on the pavement.
Despite such clear markings, however, many motorists illegally park in the spaces preventing those persons who are handicapped to park in their rightful spaces. Many health care professionals and advocates for the disabled have advocated for the additional sign labeling the spaces as tow-away zones to further deter people from parking in these spaces.
Bill history
S.7173-A/A.10353 of 2006; Referred to Transportation. S.1610 of 2007/2008; Referred to Transportation. S.3222 of 2009/2010; Referred to Transportation.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become law.
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