Official:Amending Section 12-1117 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Physically Handicapped and Disabled or Severely Disabled Veteran Parking," and Section 12-2809, entitled "Civil Penalties and Costs," by expressly prohibiting certain improper uses of Disabled Parking Permits and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: February 14, 2008
Signed: November 6, 2008
: Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill makes it a penalty to park in a disabled parking spot without a valid permit and being driven by a disabled person. It also increases penalties for fraudulently using a permit.
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