General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5129

 

January Session, 2013

 

LCO No. 380

   

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING LIFETIME PARKING PERMITS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PERMANENT DISABILITIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 14-253a of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to issue a lifetime permit to utilize a parking space reserved for persons who are blind and persons with disabilities to any applicant for such permit who has a permanent disability.

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure that permits to park in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities do not expire for individuals with permanent disabilities.