SB 0182 Describes procedure for issuing license plates and placards for the physically disabled
Sponsor:Westfall
LR Number:S0855.01I Fiscal Note:0855-01
Committee:Transportation
Last Action:02/02/99 - Voted Do Pass w/SCA 1 S Transportation Committee Journal page:
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Effective Date:August 28, 1999
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SB 182 - This act deals with the issuance of special license plates and placards to the physically disabled. It is substantially similar to SB 649 (1998), HB 1092 (1998), and HB 1410 (1998).

Section 301.142 allows the physically disabled, or those who transport the physically disabled to obtain license plates and/or removable windshield placards inscribed with the international wheelchair accessibility symbol and the word "disabled." The license plates will be issued by the Director of Revenue at no charge and a $2.00 fee will be charged for placards.

This section is modified by adding optometrist to the list of those who may certify that a person is physically disabled. Each application for license plates or placards should be accompanied by a statement signed by a licensed physician, chiropractor, podiatrist, or optometrist. The Director of Revenue may order a medical examination to determine whether a person qualifies for a special plate or placard.
STEPHEN WITTE

SCA 1 - MAKES FRAUDULENT PROCUREMENT OF A DISABLED LICENSE PLATE A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR AND MAKES IT A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR FOR A DOCTOR TO CERTIFY A PATIENT OUTSIDE HIS SCOPE OF PRACTICE.