SB509: Bill Text

SB509, s. 108 Section 108. 346.50 (2a) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,37,25 346.50 (2a) (b) A qualified operator acting under the express direction of a person to whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14 (1a) when such person is present.

SB509, s. 109 Section 109. 346.50 (2a) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,38,3 346.50 (2a) (c) A person to whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14 (1m) when the disabled person for whom the plates were plate was issued is present.

SB509, s. 110 Section 110. 346.50 (2a) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,38,6 346.50 (2a) (d) A person for whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14 (1q).

SB509, s. 111 Section 111. 346.50 (2a) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,38,10 346.50 (2a) (e) A qualified operator acting under the express direction of a person for whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14 (1q) when such person is present.

SB509, s. 112 Section 112. 346.50 (2a) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,38,13 346.50 (2a) (f) A person for whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14 (1r) (a).

SB509, s. 113 Section 113. 346.50 (2a) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,38,17 346.50 (2a) (g) A qualified operator acting under the express direction of a person for whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14 (1r) (a) when the person is present.

SB509, s. 114 Section 114. 346.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,39,5 346.50 (3) Except as provided in sub. (3m), a vehicle bearing a special registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a) or a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, upon which a special identification card issued under s. 343.51 is displayed or a motor vehicle registered in another jurisdiction upon which is displayed a registration plate, a card or an emblem issued by the other jurisdiction designating the vehicle as a vehicle used by a person with a physical disability is exempt from s. 346.505 (2) (a) or any ordinance in conformity therewith prohibiting parking, stopping or standing upon any portion of a street, highway or parking facility reserved for persons with physical disabilities by official traffic signs indicating the restriction. Stopping, standing and parking privileges granted by this subsection are limited to the persons listed under subs. (2) and (2a) (a) to (m).

SB509, s. 115 Section 115. 346.503 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,39,13 346.503 (1) In this section, "motor vehicle used by a physically disabled person" means a motor vehicle bearing a special registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a) or a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, upon which a special identification card issued under s. 343.51 is displayed or a motor vehicle registered in another jurisdiction and displaying a registration plate, card or emblem issued by the other jurisdiction which designates the vehicle as a vehicle used by a physically disabled person.

SB509, s. 116 Section 116. 346.505 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,39,24 346.505 (2) (a) Except for a motor vehicle used by a physically disabled person as defined under s. 346.503 (1), no person may park, stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, upon any portion of a street, highway or parking facility reserved, by official traffic signs indicating the restriction, for vehicles displaying a special registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a) or a special identification card issued under s. 343.51 or vehicles registered in another jurisdiction and displaying a registration plate, card or emblem issued by the other jurisdiction which designates the vehicle as a vehicle used by a physically disabled person.

SB509, s. 117 Section 117. 346.505 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,40,9 346.505 (2) (b) No person may park, stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, upon any portion of a street, highway or parking facility so as to obstruct, block or otherwise limit the use of any portion of a street, highway or parking facility reserved, by official traffic signs indicating the restriction, for vehicles displaying a special registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a) or a special identification card issued under s. 343.51 or vehicles registered in another jurisdiction and displaying a registration plate, card or emblem issued by the other jurisdiction which designates the vehicle as a vehicle used by a physically disabled person.

SB509, s. 118 Section 118. 346.505 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,40,21 346.505 (2) (c) Notwithstanding par. (b), no person may park, stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, upon any portion of a street, highway or parking facility that is clearly marked as and intended to be an access aisle to provide entry to and exit from vehicles by persons with physical disabilities and which is immediately adjacent to any portion of a street, highway or parking facility reserved, by official traffic signs indicating the restriction, for vehicles displaying a special registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a) or a special identification card issued under s. 343.51 or vehicles registered in another jurisdiction and displaying a registration plate, card or emblem issued by the other jurisdiction which designates the vehicle as a vehicle used by a person with a physical disability.

SB509, s. 119 Section 119. 349.13 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,41,10 349.13 (1m) In addition to the requirements under s. 346.503 (1m), the department, with respect to state trunk highways outside of corporate limits and parking facilities under its jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction including state trunk highways or connecting highways within corporate limits and parking facilities within corporate limits, may, by official traffic signs indicating the restriction, prohibit parking, stopping or standing upon any portion of a street, highway or parking facility reserved for any vehicle bearing a special registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a) or a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, upon which a special identification card issued under s. 343.51 is displayed or any vehicle registered in another jurisdiction and displaying a registration plate, card or emblem issued by the other jurisdiction which designates the vehicle as a vehicle used by a physically disabled person.

SB509, s. 120 Section 120. 885.237 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,41,17 885.237 (2) Notwithstanding s. 341.04, the fact that an automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less is located on a highway, as defined in s. 340.01 (22), and is not displaying a valid registration plates plate, a temporary operation plate or other evidence of registration as provided under s. 341.18 (1) is prima facie evidence, for purposes of ch. 341, that the vehicle is an unregistered or improperly registered vehicle.

SB509, s. 121 Section 121. Appropriation changes.

SB509,41,23 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, the dollar amount is decreased by $878,200 for fiscal year 2006-07 to decrease funding for the issuance of registration plates by the department of transportation.

SB509, s. 122 Section 122. Initial applicability.

SB509,42,2 (1) This act first applies to registration plates issued by the department of transportation on the effective date of this subsection.

SB509, s. 123 Section 123. Effective date.

SB509,42,5 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2006, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

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