IS ABUSE OF DISABLED PERSONS' PLACARDS A PROBLEM FOR YOU?

This article describes how two cities in California dealt with the misuse of disabled person parking placards. City officials in Sacramento initiated a new enforcement program known as Sacramento Taskforce on Placard (STOP) Abuse. A plain clothed parking enforcement officer patrols given areas, looking for potential abuse of disabled person (DP) placards. Violators may be subject to misdemeanor charges as well as fines. In Beverly Hills, parking enforcement officers (PEOs) have successfully monitored vehicles for placard abuse, resulting in the confiscation of nearly 250 DP placards during the first year of the enforcement program. A public education program addressing DP placard abuse has helped in reducing the number of violations.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 29, 32
• Corporate Authors:

  Bricepac, Incorporated

  12228 Venice Boulevard, Suite 541
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90066
• Publication Date: 2004-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Parking Today
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Bricepac, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1095-5062
  • Serial URL: http://www.parkingtoday.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Law enforcement; Permits; Persons with disabilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disabled persons parking placards
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975414
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 2004 12:00AM