1. Assembly Bill No. 45–Assemblyman Manendo

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AN ACT relating to crimes; imposing community service for a second or subsequent offense of unlawfully parking in a space designated for the handicapped; and providing

other matters properly relating thereto.

 

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 484.408 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 484.408 1. Any parking space designated for the handicapped must

  1. be indicated by a sign:

  1. (a) Bearing the international symbol of access with or without the words

  1. "Parking," "Handicapped Parking," "Handicapped Parking Only," or

  1. "Reserved for the Handicapped," or any other word or combination of

  1. words indicating that the space is designated for the handicapped;

  1. (b) Stating "Minimum fine of $100 for use by others" or equivalent

  1. words; and

  1. (c) The bottom of which must be not less than 4 feet above the ground.

  1. 2. A person shall not park a vehicle in a space designated for the

  1. handicapped by a sign that meets the requirements of subsection 1, whether

  1. on public or privately owned property, unless he is eligible to do so and the

  1. vehicle displays:

  1. (a) Special license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.384;

  1. (b) A special or temporary parking placard issued pursuant to NRS

  1. 482.384;

  1. (c) Special license plates or a special or temporary parking placard

  1. displaying the international symbol of access issued by another state or a

  1. foreign country; or

  1. (d) Special license plates for a disabled veteran and a special parking

  1. placard issued pursuant to NRS 482.384.

  1. 3. A person shall not use such a plate or placard for a vehicle to park in

  1. a space designated for the handicapped unless he is a person with a

  1. disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, a disabled veteran or

  1. the driver of a vehicle in which such a person is a passenger.

  1. 4. [Any] A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty

  1. of a misdemeanor and shall be punished:

  1. (a) Upon the first offense , by a fine of $100.

  1. (b) Upon the second offense , by a fine of $250 [.] and not less than 8

  1. hours, but not more than 50 hours, of community service.

  1. (c) Upon the third or subsequent offense , by a fine of not less than $500

  1. [nor] , but not more than $1,000 [.] and not less than 25 hours, but not

  1. more than 100 hours, of community service.

Sec. 2. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses

that are committed before October 1, 1999.

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