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

1-2 484.408 1. Any parking space designated for the handicapped must

1-18 lift.

2-1 3. If a parking space is designed for the use of a vehicle with a side-

2-2 loading wheelchair lift, the space which is immediately adjacent and

2-3 intended for use in the loading and unloading of a wheelchair into or out

2-4 of such a vehicle must be indicated by a sign:

2-5 (a) Stating "No Parking" or similar words which indicate that parking

2-6 in such a space is prohibited;

2-7 (b) Stating "Minimum fine of $100 for violation" or similar words

2-8 indicating that the minimum fine for parking in such a space is $100;

2-9 and

2-10 (c) The bottom of which must not be less than 4 feet above the ground.

2-11 4. A person shall not park a vehicle in a space designated for the

2-12 handicapped by a sign that meets the requirements of subsection 1, whether

2-13 on public or privately owned property, unless he is eligible to do so and the

2-14 vehicle displays:

2-15 (a) Special license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.384;

2-16 (b) A special or temporary parking placard issued pursuant to NRS

2-17 482.384;

2-18 (c) Special license plates or a special or temporary parking placard

2-19 displaying the international symbol of access issued by another state or a

2-20 foreign country; or

2-21 (d) Special license plates for a disabled veteran and a special parking

2-22 placard issued pursuant to NRS 482.384.

2-23 [3.] 5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person

2-24 shall not park a vehicle in a space that is reserved for the exclusive use of

2-25 a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift and is designated for the

2-26 handicapped by a sign that meets the requirements of subsection 2,

2-27 whether on public or privately owned property, unless:

2-28 (a) He is eligible to do so;

2-29 (b) The vehicle displays the special license plates or placard set forth

2-30 in subsection 4; and

2-31 (c) The vehicle is equipped with a side-loading wheelchair lift.

2-32 A person who meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) may

2-33 park a vehicle that is not equipped with a side-loading wheelchair lift in

2-34 such a parking space if the space is in a parking lot with fewer than 60

2-35 parking spaces.

2-36 6. A person shall not park in a space which:

2-37 (a) Is immediately adjacent to a space designed for use by a vehicle

2-38 with a side-loading wheelchair lift; and

2-39 (b) Is designated as a space in which parking is prohibited by a sign

2-40 that meets the requirements of subsection 3,

2-41 whether on public or privately owned property.

3-1 7. A person shall not use [such] a plate or placard [for a vehicle] set

3-2 forth in subsection 4 to park in a space designated for the handicapped

3-3 unless he is a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to

3-4 walk, a disabled veteran or the driver of a vehicle in which such a person is

3-5 a passenger.

3-6 [4.] 8. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of

3-7 a misdemeanor and shall be punished:

3-8 (a) Upon the first offense, by a fine of $100.

3-9 (b) Upon the second offense, by a fine of $250 and not less than 8 hours,

3-10 but not more than 50 hours, of community service.

3-11 (c) Upon the third or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $500,

3-12 but not more than $1,000 and not less than 25 hours, but not more than 100

3-13 hours, of community service.

3-14 Sec. 2. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses

3-15 that are committed before October 1, 1999.

3-16 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 1999.