SF 4634

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/07/2024 04:35pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; requiring uniform disability parking signs; providing
criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.346, subdivision
2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.346, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Disability parking space signs.

(a) Parking spaces reserved for physically
disabled persons must be designated and identified by the posting of signs incorporating
the international symbol of access in white on blue and indicating that violators are subject
to a fine of up to $200. These parking spaces are reserved for disabled persons with motor
vehicles displaying the required certificate, plates, permit valid for 30 days, or insignia.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a parking space that is clearly identified as reserved
for physically disabled persons by a permanently posted sign that does not meet all design
standards, is considered designated and reserved for physically disabled persons. A sign
posted for the purpose of this section must be visible from inside a motor vehicle parked in
the space, be kept clear of snow or other obstructions which block its visibility, and be
nonmovable.

new text begin (c) The Minnesota Council on Disability must select and propose a statewide uniform
disability parking space sign that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The selected and proposed sign must not display any variation of the word "handicapped."
An applicable owner or manager of property on which a disability parking space sign is
located must replace all existing disability parking space signs with the selected and proposed
sign at the owner's or manager's earliest opportunity but no later than July 1, 2026. If an
applicable owner or manager fails to replace old signs with the selected and proposed sign
by July 1, 2026, the owner or manager is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of
up to $500 in accordance with subdivision 2a.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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