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By Mr. Ayers of Quincy, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 631) of Bruce J. Ayers that cities and towns be authorized to issue temporary placards for handicapped parking spaces. Election Laws. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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An Act allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 2 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004
Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after line 319 the following
paragraph:—
“In accordance with section 22 of chapter 40, any city or town may also furnish
a special temporary parking identification placard, as identified in the
preceding paragraph, to any person who has suffered the temporary loss of use
of 1 or more limbs, or post surgical debilitation, or any other conditions
which may render a person temporarily unable to walk distances greater than
those measured from the average handicapped parking space to building entrance
or other destination. Said temporary parking identification placard shall be
issued by the police department of the city or town where such temporarily
disabled person resides and shall be effective for a period of not more than 90
days and renewable for an additional period of 90 days with proper medical
documentation and the approval of the issuing department. Unless otherwise
deemed by a city or town, the chief of police shall be the local authority
designated with the responsibility to promulgate all rules and directives
concerning the issuance and oversight of said temporary identification placards
within his jurisdiction. Said temporary parking identification placard shall be
of such uniform size and design as the registrar of motor vehicles shall
determine; provided that such placards can be produced locally and shall
verify, in a manner determined acceptable to said registrar, that such person
is temporarily handicapped and eligible to receive and use such placard. When
used by the bearer, said placard shall be displayed in a manner consistent with
the requirements for special parking identification placards described in the
preceding paragraph.”
SECTION 2. Section 22A of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ninety”, as appearing in line 32 and line 43 the following new text:—
“or the temporary parking identification placard authorized and issued by a city or town in accordance with section 2 of chapter 90”.