HB1532 (2008) Detail

(New Title) relative to obstruction of parking places for persons with walking disability.


CHAPTER 304

HB 1532 – FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 1532

AN ACT relative to obstruction of parking places for persons with walking disability.

SPONSORS: Rep. L'Heureux, Hills 19

COMMITTEE: Commerce

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill makes it a violation for a property owner to allow the obstruction of parking places and access aisles designated for disabled persons.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

06Feb2008… 0289h

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08/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT relative to obstruction of parking places for persons with walking disability.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

304:1 New Section; Obstruction of Parking Place for Persons with Walking Disability. Amend RSA 265 by inserting after section 74 the following new section:

265:74-a Obstruction of Parking Place for Persons with Walking Disability.

I. No property owner shall:

(a) Allow any unreasonable obstruction of any parking place, or access aisle reserved for a person with a walking disability after 24 hours following the conclusion of an adverse weather event.

(b) Allow the accumulation of debris or large objects, such as trash containers, to unreasonably obstruct any parking place or access aisles reserved for a person with a walking disability without providing suitable on-site, equivalent, alternative parking spaces.

II. Paragraph I shall apply to both public and private property where a parking place or access aisle is specifically designated for a person with a walking disability by means of a sign as required by RSA 265:73-a stating that the space is reserved for a person with a walking disability or displaying the international accessibility symbol.

III. Any property owner who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and fined up to $250.

304:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.

Approved: July 2, 2008

Effective Date: January 1, 2009