To provide a system for its handicapped citizens and to facilitate their freedom of movement throughout the community, it is hereby ordained that:
(A) For the purpose of this section, “handicapped” shall mean any person who is totally blind, has a disability of coordination resulting from brain, spinal or peripheral nerve damage, has an amputation of one or more of the lower extremities, has an obvious physical disability that requires the use of a wheelchair, braces, walker, crutches, prosthetic devices or any person who, in the opinion of a licensed physician, has a physical impairment which renders them restricted in their ability to move about freely, to include but not limited to, persons of advanced age, or persons with respiratory, heart or circulatory difficulties.
(B) Any person who is handicapped, as defined in this section, or any person who regularly transports a handicapped person shall be allowed to park in designated spaces reserved for handicapped persons, as specifically marked by distinguishing letters or signs. As a condition of this privilege, a vehicle transporting handicapped persons shall display a distinguishing parking decal which shall display the information for enforcement purposes. Any person who is handicapped, as defined in this section, shall obtain a decal from the S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation, and the decal shall be displayed as required by the Department.
('88 Code, § 18.406) Penalty, see § 72.99