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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND | |
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PRIVILEGES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Doyle, Gallo, and Cool Rumsey | |
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Date Introduced: February 06, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 31-28-7.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-28 entitled "Parking |
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Facilities and Privileges" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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31-28-7.1. Motor vehicle placards for group care facilities, government agencies, |
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nonprofit organizations, or companies serving people with disabilities. -- (a) Upon |
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application to the division of motor vehicles, any group care facility, government agency, non- |
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profit organizations, or company that provides services to persons with disabilities, including |
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without limitation visiting nurse associations or agencies employing nurses and therapists, shall |
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be issued one or more portable motor vehicle placards as described in section 31-28-7(a) and (b). |
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(b) The applicant shall provide to the division of motor vehicles proof that the applicant |
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is a bona fide group care facility, government agency, non-profit organization or company |
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providing services to persons with disabilities as defined in section 31-28-7(h). |
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(c) The division of motor vehicles shall not issue more than ten (10) placards to any one |
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facility. The number of placards to be issued shall be determined by the division of motor |
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vehicles based upon the number of persons served by the facility and the frequency with which |
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the staff of the facility must transport the clients or patients of the facility. |
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(d) The placards shall be used only by agents or employees of the facility and only when |
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transporting or visiting persons with disabilities who are clients or patients of the facility. The |
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placard is to be hung from the rear view mirror so as to be seen through the front and rear |
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windshield of the motor vehicle, and when so displayed shall exempt the driver from any parking |
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fees or fines of whatever sort or description. |
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(e) A person other than an agent or employee of the facility to which the placard was |
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issued, or an agent or employee of the facility not engaged in transporting or visiting clients or |
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patients of the facility, who uses the parking privilege placards for his or her own purposes, shall |
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be fined one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) for each violation. A facility that allows the |
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unauthorized use of the placards may be subject to revocation of the use of the placard by the |
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division of motor vehicles. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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OF | |
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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND | |
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PRIVILEGES | |
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This act would clarify the use of parking placards by persons or agencies serving the |
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disabled. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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