83R1912 JXC-D

By: Fletcher H.B. No. 406

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to parking placards for vehicles of persons with disabilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Sections 681.003(b) and (e), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:

(b) An application for a disabled parking placard must be:

(1) on a form furnished by the department;

(2) submitted to the county assessor-collector of the county:

(A) in which the person with the disability resides if the person has a permanent disability; or

(B) in which the person with the disability resides or is being treated at a medical facility if the person has a temporary disability; and

(3) accompanied by a fee of $5 if the application is for a temporary placard.

(e) If a first application for a disabled parking placard under this section is made by or on behalf of a person with:

(1) a mobility problem caused by a disorder of the foot, the notarized written statement or written prescription required by Subsection (c) may be issued by a person licensed to practice podiatry in this state or a state adjacent to this state; [or]

(2) a disability caused by an impairment of vision as provided by Section 681.001(2), the notarized written statement or written prescription required by Subsection (c) may be issued by a person licensed to engage in the practice of optometry or the practice of therapeutic optometry in this state or a state adjacent to this state; or

(3) a temporary mobility problem that substantially impairs the person's ability to ambulate, the notarized written statement or written prescription required by Subsection (c) may be issued by a person licensed to practice chiropractic, as described by Section 201.002, Occupations Code, in this state or a state adjacent to this state.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.