Bill Text: CT HB05372 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Parking Placards.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-01 - Public Hearing 03/05 [HB05372 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05372-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5372
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 1657
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
(TRA)

AN ACT CONCERNING PARKING PLACARDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-253a of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2012):

(2) "Removable windshield placard" means a two-sided, hanger-style placard which (A) bears on both of its sides: [(A)] (i) The international symbol of access in a height of three inches or more centered on such placard and colored white on a blue background; [(B)] (ii) a unique identification number; [(C)] (iii) a date of expiration; [and (D)] (iv) a statement indicating that the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles issued such placard; and (v) a photograph of the person issued such placard from the department, and (B) does not bear on either of its sides: (i) the signature of the holder, and (ii) the last five digits of the holder's credential;

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2012	14-253a(a)(2)

Statement of Purpose:

To require the Department of Motor Vehicles to put the photograph of a person issued a removable windshield placard for people who are blind or disabled on such placard.

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