Bill > H2939

This bill grants cities and towns the authority to issue special temporary parking identification placards to individuals who are temporarily disabled, meaning they have a temporary inability to walk long distances due to reasons like the loss of use of limbs, post-surgical recovery, or other medical conditions. These temporary placards, which will be of a uniform size and design determined by the registrar of motor vehicles but can be produced locally, will be valid for up to 90 days and can be renewed for another 90 days with proper medical documentation and approval. The local police department will be responsible for issuing these placards to residents, and typically the chief of police will oversee the rules and issuance process within their jurisdiction, ensuring the placard verifies the holder's temporary handicapped status for use in designated parking spaces. This provision is being added to existing laws concerning handicapped parking and local government authority.