(A) (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 by § 70.01, pursuant to 625 ILCS 5/3-616, 11-1301.1, or 11-1301.2, or to a veteran with a disability pursuant to 625 ILCS 5/3-609, as evidence that the vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities or a veteran with a disability, 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 625 ILCS 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 625 ILCS 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 as a valid license plate or device and receive the same parking privileges as residents of the city.
(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 625 ILCS 5/3-616, 11-1301.1, or 11-1301.2 or to a veteran with a disability under 625 ILCS 5/3-609 is in violation of this section if (a) 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 (b) 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 state law.
(3) A driver of a vehicle displaying disability license plates or a parking decal or device issued to a qualified person with a disability under 625 ILCS 5/3-616, 11-1301.1, or 11-1301.2 or to a veteran with a disability under 625 ILCS 5/3-609 is in violation of this section if (a) the person to whom the disability license plate or parking decal or device was issued is deceased and (b) the driver uses the disability license plate or parking decal or device to exercise any of the privileges granted through a disability license plate or parking decal or device under state law.
(B) Any person or local authority owning or operating any public or private off-street parking facility may, after notifying the Police Department, remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle parked within a stall or space reserved for use by a person with disabilities which does not display person with disabilities registration plates or a special decal or device as required under this section.
(C) As used in this section, AUTHORIZED HOLDER means an individual issued a disability license plate under 625 ILCS 5/3-616, an individual issued a parking decal or device under 625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2, or an individual issued a license plate for veterans with disabilities under 625 ILCS 5/3-609.
(625 ILCS 5/11-1301.3(a), (a-1), (a-2), (b), (e)) Penalty, see § 72.99
Cross reference:
Courtesy Citation Program, see § 34.30