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House Bill 400 |
House Author: Herrero |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 400 amends the Transportation Code to require a court to dismiss a charge of unlawfully parking a vehicle in a space designated specifically for persons with disabilities if the vehicle displayed a disabled parking placard that was not valid as expired; the defendant remedies the defect by renewing the expired disabled parking placard within 20 working days from the date of the offense or before the defendant's first court appearance date, whichever is later; and the disabled parking placard has not been expired for more than 60 days. The bill requires the court to assess an administrative fee not to exceed $20 when the charge has been remedied. A court is authorized to dismiss the charge if at the time of the offense the defendant's vehicle displays a disabled parking placard that has been expired for more than 60 days.