Sec. 8-54 Physically Disabled Person Parking Restrictions. 15

   A "Physically Disabled Person" shall mean any person who:

   a.   has permanently lost the use of one or more legs or arms,

   b.   is permanently unable to move without the aid of crutches, braces, a wheelchair or a walker;

   c.   is certified to be severely restricted in mobility due to ta disability, condition or impairment by a physician having an unlimited license to practice medicine;

   d.   is certified by an optometrist or ophthalmologist licensed to practice in any state to be blind or visually impaired; or

   e.   is a certified recipient of parking placard for persons with physical disabilities by any state or municipality.

   Any person who parks a motor vehicle within any part of a space reserved for a physically disabled person, or the registered owner of such motor vehicle, other than a person who (i) is a physically disabled person, or (ii) is transporting a physically disabled person to or from the space in a motor vehicle with a properly affixed placard or license plate issued by any state or municipality, shall, upon a finding of liability, be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

(Ord. No. 856; 4-22-81; Ord. No. 1639, § 1, 2-9-05; Schererville Town Code, § 8-5-5)

 

Notes

15	I.C., §§ 9-14-5-1 through 9-14-5-7, set forth the 1993 State Law addressing "Parking Placards for Physically Handicapped Individuals".