PRINTER'S NO. 448
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
480
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY SOLOMON, GIRAL, KINSEY, SANCHEZ, RABB, YOUNG,
MADDEN, KENYATTA, TOPPER, PARKER, JOZWIAK, CONKLIN, ZIMMERMAN
AND KHAN, MARCH 16, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 16, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in rules of the road in general, further providing
for additional parking regulations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3354(d)(2), (2.1) and (3)(ii) and (h) of
Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended
to read:
ยง 3354. Additional parking regulations.
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(d) Person with a disability and disabled veterans.--
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(2) At the request of a person with a disability or
severely disabled veteran[, local]:
(i) Local authorities may erect on the highway as
close as possible to the person's or veteran's place of
residence a sign or signs indicating that that place is
reserved for a person with a disability or severely
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disabled veteran, that no parking is allowed there by
others, and that any unauthorized person parking there
shall be subject to a fine and may be towed. The absence
of a sign stating the penalty amount indicated in
subsection (f) at parking spaces designated with an
international symbol for access for persons with
disabilities on a sign shall not preclude the enforcement
of this subsection. A vehicle may only be towed under
this [paragraph] subparagraph if the parking space is
posted with a sign indicating that vehicles in violation
of this section may be towed.
(ii) C ities shall erect on the highway as close as
possible to the person's or veteran's place of residence
a sign or signs indicating that that place is reserved
for a person with a disability or severely disabled
veteran, that no parking is allowed there by others and
that any unauthorized person parking there shall be
subject to a fine and may be towed. The absence of a sign
stating the penalty amount indicated in subsection (f) at
parking spaces designated with an international symbol
for access for persons with disabilities on a sign shall
not preclude the enforcement of this subsection. A
vehicle may only be towed under this subparagraph if the
parking space is posted with a sign indicating that
vehicles in violation of this section may be towed.
(2.1) Local authorities and cities may limit access to a
parking space reserved under paragraph (2) to a specific
vehicle, license plate or other method of designation. Under
this paragraph, local authorities and cities may charge a
reasonable fee and shall comply with section 6109 (relating
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to specific powers of department and local authorities) and
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
336, 104 Stat. 327).
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(ii) Local authorities and cities shall have the
power and may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize a
person with a disability and severely disabled veterans
to issue statements to violators or violating vehicles
for violation of subparagraph (i). The form of the
statement shall be as prescribed by the local authorities
and cities.
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(h) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Access aisle." A physical area marked in accordance with
departmental regulations:
(1) designated by white or blue pavement marking hash
marks, cross-hatching or other similar visual no-parking
indicators;
(2) which provides additional space for a person using a
wheelchair, wheelchair lift or other mobility device; and
(3) which is located adjacent to a parking space
reserved for a person with a disability.
"City." A city of the first class, second class, second
class A or third class.
"Local authority." As follows:
(1) A county, municipal or other local board or body
having authority to enact laws relating to traffic.
(2) The term includes an airport authority, except if
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the airport authority is located within a county of the first
class or second class.
(3) The term does not include a city.
"Person with a disability." A person issued a plate or
placard.
"Plate or placard." A plate or placard issued under:
(1) Section 1338 (relating to person with disability
plate and placard).
(2) Section 1342(a) or (b) (relating to veteran plates
and placard).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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