Bill Text: CT HB05546 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5546 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Violations Of Handicapped Parking Laws.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-15 - Public Hearing 02/20 [HB05546 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05546-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5546*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 1792

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF HANDICAPPED PARKING LAWS.

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

That section 14-253a of the general statutes be amended to require that police issue a citation to anyone who violates state law by parking in spaces designated for those with disabilities.

Statement of Purpose:

To eliminate the discretion of police to give a warning rather than a citation to violators of laws that are intended to reserve parking spaces for those with disabilities.