(A) A person commits an offense if the person is neither temporarily or permanently disabled nor transporting a temporarily or permanently disabled person and parks a vehicle with such special device or displaying a disabled person identification card in a parking space or parking area designated specifically for the disabled by a person who owns or controls private property used for parking.
(B) A person commits an offense if the person parks a vehicle neither displaying the special device nor displaying a disabled person identification card in a parking space or parking area designated specifically for the disabled by a person who owns or controls private property used for parking.
(C) A person commits an offense if the person parks a vehicle so that the vehicle blocks an access or curb ramp or any other architectural improvement designed to aid the disabled.
(D) A person commits an offense if he lends an identification card issued to him under this act to a person who uses the identification card in violation of this section.
(E) The special device and disabled person identification card referenced in this section refers to the special devices and identification cards provided by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation in accordance with Art. 6675a - 5e.1, Sec. l(a), V.T.C.S.
(F) A parking space or area designated for the disabled is one which is marked by:
(1) An international wheelchair emblem clearly painted on the parking space; or
(2) A vertical sign four feet above the space bearing the international wheelchair emblem. If several disabled spaces are adjacent to each other, the spaces may be designated by a vertical sign five feet above each end space bearing the international wheelchair emblem and an arrow showing the designation of adjacent spaces.
(G) Any parking space or area designated in accordance with division (F) above shall constitute prima facie evidence that the owner or controller of a private parking lot has designated such space for disabled parking.
(H) An offense committed under this section shall be a Class C misdemeanor.
(Ord. 424, passed 12-16-85) Penalty, see § 70.99