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Senate Bill S1828

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows person entitled to disabled person license plate to park free at a parking meter if certain conditions are met

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2009-S1828 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-a, V & T L

2009-S1828 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows person entitled to disabled person license plate to park free at a parking meter if certain conditions are met.

2009-S1828 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1828 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1828

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  parking
  regulations for disabled persons

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 404-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended  by
adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
  5-A.  METERED  PARKING  CHARGES.  (A) ANY PERSON ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A
DISABLED PERSON PLATE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO PARKING AT
A METER WITHOUT CHARGE IF HE OR SHE MEETS ONE OF  THE  FOLLOWING  CONDI-
TIONS:  (1) CANNOT INSERT COINS OR TOKENS IN A PARKING METER OR ACCEPT A
TICKET FROM A PARKING LOT MACHINE DUE TO A LACK OF FINE MOTOR CONTROL IN
BOTH HANDS; (2) CANNOT REACH TO A HEIGHT OF FORTY-TWO  INCHES  FROM  THE
GROUND  DUE  TO  A  LACK  OF FINGER, HAND OR UPPER EXTREMITY STRENGTH OR
MOBILITY; (3) CANNOT APPROACH CLOSE ENOUGH TO INSERT COINS INTO A  PARK-
ING METER DUE TO USE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR OTHER AMBULATORY DEVICE.
  (B)  THE  APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO PARK FREE OF CHARGE UNDER THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL
AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE. THE FORM OF PERMISSION TO PARK FREE
OF CHARGE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE  COMMISSION-
ER.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02651-01-9

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