§ 31-28-7.1 - Motor vehicle placards for group care facilities, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or companies serving people with disabilities.
SECTION 31-28-7.1
§ 31-28-7.1 Motor vehicle placards forgroup care facilities, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, orcompanies serving people with disabilities. – (a) Upon application to the division of motor vehicles, any group carefacility, government agency, non-profit organizations, or company that providesservices to persons with disabilities shall be issued one or more portablemotor vehicle placards as described in § 31-28-7(a) and (b).
(b) The applicant shall provide to the division of motorvehicles proof that the applicant is a bona fide group care facility,government agency, non-profit organization or company providing services topersons with disabilities as defined in § 31-28-7(h).
(c) The division of motor vehicles shall not issue more thanten (10) placards to any one facility. The number of placards to be issuedshall be determined by the division of motor vehicles based upon the number ofpersons served by the facility and the frequency with which the staff of thefacility must transport the clients or patients of the facility.
(d) The placards shall be used only by agents or employees ofthe facility and only when transporting persons with disabilities who areclients or patients of the facility. The placard is to be hung from the rearview mirror as to be seen through the front and rear windshield of the motorvehicle.
(e) A person other than an agent or employee of the facilityto which the placard was issued, or an agent or employee of the facility notengaged in transporting clients or patients of the facility, who uses theparking privilege placards for his or her own purposes, shall be fined onehundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) for each violation. A facility thatallows the unauthorized use of the placards may be subject to revocation of theuse of the placard by the division of motor vehicles.