AB803: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 803

January 22, 1996 - Introduced by Representatives Kreuser, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Walker and Handrick, cosponsored by Senators Clausing and Schultz. Referred to Committee on Highways and Transportation.

AB803,1,3 An Act to amend 346.505 (3) (b) (intro.); and to create 346.505 (3) (b) 4. and 346.505 (3) (d) 3. of the statutes; relating to: parking reserved for vehicles used by physically disabled persons.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, only vehicles that display special license plates or a special identification card issued to a physically disabled person are authorized to use parking spaces reserved for the physically disabled (disabled parking space). A member of an official disabled parking enforcement assistance council (council member) who sees an unauthorized vehicle parked in a disabled parking space may prepare a written report of the violation. A report may, within 24 hours after the violation, be submitted to a traffic officer. The traffic officer may, within 48 hours after receiving a completed report and investigating the report, issue a parking ticket to the owner of the vehicle. The vehicle owner may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $300.

Under this bill, any person who sees an unauthorized vehicle parked in a disabled parking space may prepare and submit a report of the violation to a traffic officer. If the person who submits the report is not a council member, the report must include a photograph showing the unauthorized vehicle parked in a disabled parking space. A traffic officer who receives a completed report must issue a parking ticket to the owner of the vehicle or provide the person who submitted the report with written notice explaining why a parking ticket was not issued.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB803, s. 1 Section 1. 346.505 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB803,2,5 346.505 (3) (b) (intro.) A member of a disabled parking enforcement assistance council under s. 349.145 or any other person who observes a violation of sub. (2) may prepare a written report indicating that a violation has occurred. The report shall contain the following information:

AB803, s. 2 Section 2. 346.505 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB803,2,9 346.505 (3) (b) 4. A photograph of the vehicle taken at the time of the violation that constitutes evidence of the violation. This subdivision does not apply to a member of a disabled parking enforcement assistance council under s. 349.145.

AB803, s. 3 Section 3. 346.505 (3) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB803,2,16 346.505 (3) (d) 3. A traffic officer who receives a report containing all of the information in par. (b) and does not prepare a uniform traffic citation as provided in subd. 1. shall immediately provide the person who prepared the report with written notice stating the reason for not preparing a citation. This subdivision does not require a traffic officer to provide notice to a member of a disabled parking enforcement assistance council.

AB803,2,17 (End)