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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to operators of motor vehicles who use temporary disabled |
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parking placards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 681.006, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) An operator of a vehicle who parks the vehicle in a |
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parking space or area that is designated specifically for persons |
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with physical disabilities and places on the rearview mirror of the |
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vehicle's front windshield a disabled parking placard issued for a |
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person with a temporary disability shall, on the request of a peace |
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officer, provide written evidence of the disability of the operator |
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or of a person being transported by the operator, as applicable, for |
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whom the placard was issued. The written evidence must be: |
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(1) issued by the department; or |
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(2) signed by a person authorized to issue a statement |
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or prescription under Section 681.003(c), (e), or (f). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |