Section 28.35.235. Unauthorized use of parking reserved for persons with disabilities; penalties.

   (a) A person may not park a motor vehicle in a parking place reserved for a person with a disability unless
        (1) the person operating the vehicle has a special permit issued by the department under AS 28.10.495;
        (2) the person operating the vehicle has parked the vehicle for the purpose of transporting a person who has a special permit issued by the department under AS 28.10.495 and the person who has the special permit actually exits or enters the vehicle;
        (3) the motor vehicle displays a special license plate issued to a person with a disability under AS 28.10.181(d) and is operated by or used for the purpose of transporting a person with a disability; or
        (4) the motor vehicle displays a special license plate or permit issued to persons with disabilities by another state, province, territory, or country and is being operated by or used for the purpose of transporting a person with a disability.
   (b) A municipality may enact ordinances necessary to enforce this section.
   (c) A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction. Upon conviction, the court shall impose a fine of not less than $125, or, if the person has been previously convicted under this section, the court shall impose a fine of not less than $250. However, a person who violates this section and who was, at the time of the violation, operating a vehicle displaying a special license plate issued under AS 28.10.181(d) or a special permit issued under AS 28.10.495(a) shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of $250 or, if the person has been previously convicted under this section, pay a fine of $500.

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History

(Sec. 2 ch 11 SLA 1987; am Sec. 7, 8 ch 56 SLA 2002)