a. The Police Chief is hereby authorized to designate parking spaces for persons with disabilities.
b. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in a parking space designated for persons with disabilities without the proper display of an appropriate placard (or mirror hanger) visible from the outside of the vehicle or a lawfully issued license plate.
c. When a vehicle is parked in a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities, the driver or a passenger must be the legitimate holder of either an appropriate official placard or a current vehicle license plate.
d. Any person violating the provisions of division b. above shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days for each offense, or both, as required by the S.C. Code § 56-3-1970.
(S.C. Code § 56-3-1965) (Prior Code, § 18.304)
Statutory reference:
S.C. Code § 56-3-1971 authorizes all law enforcement officers to issue a uniform parking violations ticket to vehicles violating designated spaces for personswith disabilities.