By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3623) of Tom Sannicandro relative to the parking of motor vehicles by disabled veterans and handicapped persons in designated parking areas.  Transportation

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Tom Sannicandro

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act Relative to disabled veteran and handicapped parking.

    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 22 of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:---

No penalty shall be imposed upon any disabled veteran or handicapped person who receives a citation for failing to display the special parking identification plate authorized by section two of chapter ninety or bears the official identification of a handicapped person issued by any other state, or any Canadian Province, so long as said disabled veteran or handicapped person displays official identification upon appeal of his or her parking violation.