About Federal Handicap Parking Laws

Federal handicap parking laws allow those who are handicap in different ways to have certain parking privileges. The handicap law has certain requirements that must be met for the privileges and punishment for those who break the federal handicap parking laws.  

Requirements

Those who are considered eligible for parking privileges under the handicap parking law must meet certain criteria. The person must be blind, unable to walk or experience difficulty when walking. A doctor must diagnose this disability. Once the individual is considered eligible, they are given a disability parking permit. A parent or guardian of a child under 18 or an organization who drives the handicap person around is also eligible for these privileges when the disabled person is present in the vehicle.

Program

Once a disabled person is accepted into the program, they are given a parking permit that allows them to park in these designed parking areas. The parking permit hangs on the review mirror of the vehicle and is present on the license plate. A handicap person can park in all spots that have a blue wheelchair sign painted on them or blue lines present. Only those with a permit are allowed to park in these spots.

Violations

If someone without a parking permit parks in one of these designated spots, they are subject to $131 fine. If the same vehicle violates this law more than twice, the vehicle will be impounded and the owner will have to pay a fee to have the vehicle released. An ambulance can park in this space without violating the law for up to 15 minutes, but only if they are transporting someone to or from the ambulance.