(A) A motor vehicle bearing registration plates issued to a person with disabilities as defined in § 70.001, pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-616 or to a disabled veteran pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 3-609 or a special decal or device issued pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 3-616 or 11-1301.2, or a motor vehicle registered in another jurisdiction upon which is displayed a registration plate, special decal, or device issued by the other jurisdiction designating the vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities shall be exempt from the payment of parking meter fees and exempt from any statute or ordinance imposing time limitations on parking except limitations on one-half hour or less, on any street or highway zone, or any parking lot or parking place which is owned, leased, or owned and leased by the city or a city parking utility; but, the vehicle shall be subject to the laws which prohibit parking in “no stopping” and “no standing” zones in front of or near fire hydrants, driveways, public building entrances and exits, bus stops, and loading areas, and is prohibited from parking where the motor vehicle constitutes a traffic hazard, whereby the motor vehicle shall be moved at the instruction and request of a law enforcement officer to a location designated by the officer. Any motor vehicle bearing registration plates or a special decal or device specified in this section or ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-616 or such devices as local authorities deem proper as evidence that the vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities or disabled veteran may park, in addition to any other lawful place, in any parking place specifically reserved for such vehicles, by the posting of an official sign as provided in ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-301. Parking privileges granted by this section are strictly limited to the person to whom the special registration plates, special decal, or device were issued and to qualified operators acting under his express direction while the person with disabilities is present. A person to whom privileges were granted shall, at the request of a police officer or any other person invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic, present an identification card with a picture as verification that the person is the person to whom the special registration plates, special decal or device was issued.
(B) The parking privileges granted by this section are also extended to motor vehicles of not-for-profit organizations used for the transportation of persons with disabilities when those motor vehicles display the decal or device issued pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 1301.2.
(C) No person shall use any area for the parking of any motor vehicle pursuant to § 73.004 of this code, or where an official sign controlling the area expressly prohibits parking at any time or during certain hours.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1301.1)
(D) (1) It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle which is not properly displaying registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities, as defined in § 70.001, pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 3-616, 11-1301.1 or 11-1301.2, or to a disabled veteran pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 3-609, as evidence that the vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities or disabled veteran, in any parking place, including any private or public off-street parking facility, specifically reserved, by the posting of an official sign as designated under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-301, for motor vehicles displaying such registration plates. It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle in a designated access aisle adjacent to any parking place specifically reserved for persons with disabilities, by the posting of an official sign as designated under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-301, for motor vehicles displaying such registration plates. When using the parking privileges for persons with disabilities, the parking decal or device must be displayed properly in the vehicle where it is clearly visible to law enforcement personnel, either hanging from the rearview mirror or placed on the dashboard of the vehicle in clear view. Disability license plates and parking decals and devices are not transferable from person to person. Proper usage of the disability license plate or parking decal or device requires the authorized holder to be present and enter or exit the vehicle at the time the parking privileges are being used. It is a violation of this section to park in a space reserved for a person with disabilities if the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device does not enter or exit the vehicle at the time the parking privileges are being used. Any motor vehicle properly displaying a disability license plate or a parking decal or device containing the international symbol of access issued to persons with disabilities by any local authority, state, district, territory or foreign country shall be recognized by state and local authorities as a valid license plate or device and receive the same parking privileges as residents of this state.
(2) An individual with a vehicle displaying disability license plates or a parking decal or device issued to a qualified person with a disability under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 3-616, 11-1301.1, or 11-1301.2, or to a disabled veteran under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 3-609, is in violation of this section, if (i) the person using the disability license plate or parking decal or device is not the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal, or device or is not transporting the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device to or from the parking location; and (ii) the person uses the disability license plate or parking decal or device to exercise any privileges granted through the disability license plate or parking decals or devices under this code.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1301.3) Penalty, see § 73.999