(A) Prohibited issuance; duplicate permits.
(1) No permit shall be issued to any person or for any motor vehicle if any parking permit has been issued to such person or for such motor vehicle and such permit has been suspended pursuant to division (C). At the expiration of such suspension, a permit may be renewed in the manner provided for renewal in this subchapter.
(2) A duplicate permit may be provided without cost if the original permit is destroyed, lost, or stolen. Such duplicate permit shall be issued in the same manner as the original permit, except that a newly completed medical form need not be provided if a completed medical form submitted at the time of the most recent application for a permit or its renewal is on file with the Village Clerk or the Department of Motor Vehicles. A duplicate permit shall be valid for the remainder of the period for which the original permit was issued.
(Neb. RS 18-1739)
(B) Period valid; renewal of temporary permits.
(1) Permanently issued permits for handicapped or disabled parking authorized by this subchapter issued prior to August 1, 2005, shall be valid for a period ending on September 30 of the third year after the date of issuance and shall expire on that date. Permanently issued permits issued on or after August 1, 2005, shall be valid for a period ending on the last day of the month of the applicant's birthday in the third year after issuance and shall expire on that day.
(2) All permits authorized under this Article for temporarily handicapped or disabled parking shall be issued for a period ending not more than six months after the date of issuance but may be renewed one time for a period not to exceed six months. For the renewal period, there shall be submitted an additional application with proof of a handicap or disability.
(Neb. RS 18-1740)
(C) Nontransferable; violations; suspension.
(1) Permits issued under this subchapter shall not be transferable and shall be used only by the party to whom issued or for the motor vehicle for which issued and only for the purpose for which it is issued. No person shall alter or reproduce in any manner a permit issued pursuant to this subchapter. No person shall knowingly hold more than one permit or knowingly provide false information on an application for a permit.
(2) No person who is not the holder of a handicapped or disabled parking permit issued to him or her as a handicapped or disabled person shall display a handicapped or disabled parking permit and park in a space or access aisle designated for the exclusive use of a handicapped or disabled person.
(3) No person who is the holder of a handicapped or disabled parking permit issued for the use of such person when transporting a handicapped or disabled person shall display his or her handicapped or disabled parking permit and park in a space or access aisle designated for the exclusive use of a handicapped or disabled person unless a handicapped or disabled person is actually in the vehicle displaying the permit at the time it is parked, has left the vehicle while it was parked, and will return to the vehicle before it leaves the designated space or access aisle.
(4) No person who is not the holder of a handicapped or disabled parking permit issued for use when a vehicle is transporting a handicapped or disabled person shall display a handicapped or disabled parking permit and park in a space or access aisle designated for the exclusive use of a handicapped or disabled person unless a handicapped or disabled person is actually in the vehicle displaying the permit at the time it is parked, has left the vehicle while it was parked, and will return to the vehicle before it leaves the designated space or access aisle.
(5) Any violation of this section shall constitute a handicapped parking infraction and shall be cause for suspension of such permit for a period of six months and imposition of the penalty provided for violation of this chapter. In addition, the trial court shall impose a fine of not more than $250 which may be waived by the court if, at the time of sentencing, all handicapped parking permits issued to or in the possession of the offender are returned to the court. At the expiration of such six-month period, a suspended permit may be renewed in the manner provided for renewal in this subchapter.
(Neb. RS 18-1741)