HB 557-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
08/03
HOUSE BILL 557-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to free parking in designated handicapped zones.
SPONSORS: Rep. Vaillancourt, Hills 15
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill provides for free handicapped parking only in designated handicapped zones.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-1091
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to free parking in designated handicapped zones.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Free Handicapped Parking Only in Designated Zones. Amend RSA 265:74 to read as follows:
265:74 Parking Privileges for Persons With Walking Disability. Any motor vehicle carrying the special plates or hanging windshield placard issued to a person with a walking disability under RSA 261:88, or a similar license plate displaying the international accessibility symbol shall be allowed free parking in any city or town in designated handicapped zones, including any state or municipal parking facility where a fee is charged. Each city or town shall have the discretion to set the time periods using guidelines which shall be provided by the governor's commission on disability. The free parking shall only be allowed if the person who qualifies for the special plates or hanging placard is being transported in the vehicle to or from the parking place. Parking places designated for persons with walking disabilities shall be utilized only if a person with a walking disability is being transported in the vehicle to or from the parking place. Notwithstanding the provisions of any local ordinance which has been adopted to regulate parking in places designated for persons with walking disabilities, any person who is convicted under this section shall be guilty of a violation and fined not less than $250.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.