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H. B. No. 547 As IntroducedAs Introduced
127th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2007-2008 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Budish, Evans, Foley, Hagan, R., Harwood, Letson, Newcomb, Skindell, Ujvagi, Williams, B., Yuko
A BILL
To amend sections 3781.111, 3781.99, and 4511.69 of
the Revised Code to require the removal of snow or
ice from special parking locations designated for
persons with disabilities within 24 hours after
the weather condition causing the snow or ice
ceases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3781.111, 3781.99, and 4511.69 of
the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3781.111. (A) In addition to the powers conferred by
any other section of the Revised Code, the board of building
standards shall adopt standards and rules to facilitate the
reasonable access and use by all persons with a disability of all
buildings and the facilities of buildings for which plans are
submitted for approval under section 3791.04 of the Revised Code.
No standard or rule shall be applied to any building the plans or
drawings, specifications, and date of which have been approved
prior to the time that the standard or rule takes effect.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
standards and rules adopted by the board pursuant to this section
shall be in accordance with the "Americans with
Disabilities Act
of 1990," 104 Stat. 327, 42 U.S.C.A. 12101, as amended, and the
"Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988," 102 Stat. 1619, 42 U.S.C.A.
3601, as amended.
(C) All signs posted to designate special parking
locations
for persons with a disability and persons with disabilities that
limit or impair the ability to walk in accordance with division
(E)
of section 4511.69 of the Revised Code and the standards and
rules adopted pursuant to this section shall be mounted on a
fixed
or movable post or otherwise affixed in a vertical position
at a
height so that the sign is clearly visible to the driver of
a
vehicle when parked in such a location. If a new sign or a
replacement
sign designating a special parking location is posted
on or after the
effective date of this amendment October 14,
1999,
there also shall be affixed upon the surface
of that sign or
affixed next to the designating sign a notice that states the
fine
applicable for the offense of parking a motor vehicle in the
special designated parking location if the motor vehicle is not
legally entitled to be parked in that location.
(D) As used in this section, "disability" has the
same
meaning as in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code. As used in
division
(C) of this section, "persons with disabilities that
limit or impair the
ability to walk" has the same meaning as in
division (A)(1) of section 4503.44
of the Revised Code.
(E) No owner of a building or facility where special
parking
locations for persons with a disability must be designated in
accordance with the standards and rules adopted pursuant to this
section shall fail to properly do either of the following:
(1) Properly mark the special parking locations
as required
by those standards and rules or fail to maintain the
markings of
the special parking locations, including the erection
and
maintenance of the fixed or movable signs;
(2) Remove snow or ice that obstructs access to the special
parking locations within twenty-four hours after the weather
condition causing the snow or ice ceases.
Sec. 3781.99. (A) Whoever violates division (E)(1) of
section
3781.111 of the
Revised Code shall be issued a warning for
a first
offense. On each
subsequent offense, the person shall be
fined
twenty-five dollars for each
parking location that is not
properly
marked or whose markings are not
properly maintained.
(B) Whoever violates division (E)(2) of section 3781.111 of
the Revised Code shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty
nor more than five hundred dollars.
(C) Whoever violates this chapter or any rule adopted or
order
issued pursuant to it that relates to the
construction,
alteration, or repair of any building, and the violation is
not
detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of any person shall
be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
(C)(D) Whoever violates this chapter or any rule adopted or
order
issued pursuant to it that relates to the
construction,
alteration, or repair of any building, and the violation is
detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of any person, is
guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Sec. 4511.69. (A) Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a
roadway where there is an adjacent curb shall be stopped or
parked
with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel with
and not
more than twelve inches from the right-hand curb, unless
it is
impossible to approach so close to the curb; in such case
the stop
shall be made as close to the curb as possible and only
for the
time necessary to discharge and receive passengers or to
load or
unload merchandise. Local authorities by ordinance
may permit
angle parking on any roadway under their jurisdiction,
except that
angle parking shall not be permitted on a state route
within a
municipal corporation unless an unoccupied roadway width
of not
less than twenty-five feet is available for free-moving
traffic.
(B) Local authorities by ordinance may permit parking of
vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within twelve
inches of the left-hand curb of a one-way roadway.
(C) No vehicle or trackless trolley shall be stopped or
parked on a road or highway with the vehicle or trackless trolley
facing in a direction other than the direction of travel on that
side of the road or highway.
(D) Notwithstanding any statute or any rule, resolution,
or
ordinance adopted by any local authority, air compressors,
tractors, trucks, and other equipment, while being used in the
construction, reconstruction, installation, repair, or removal of
facilities near, on, over, or under a street or highway, may
stop,
stand, or park where necessary in order to perform such
work,
provided a flagperson is on duty or warning signs
or
lights are
displayed as may be prescribed by the director of transportation.
(E) Special parking locations and privileges for persons
with
disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk, also
known
as handicapped parking spaces or disability parking spaces,
shall
be provided and designated by all political subdivisions
and
by
the state and all agencies and instrumentalities thereof
at all
offices and facilities, where parking is provided, whether
owned,
rented, or leased, and at all publicly owned parking
garages. The
locations shall be designated through the posting
of an elevated
sign, whether permanently affixed or movable,
imprinted with the
international symbol of access and shall be
reasonably close to
exits, entrances, elevators, and ramps. All
elevated signs posted
in accordance with this division and
division (C) of section
3781.111 of the Revised
Code shall be
mounted on a fixed or
movable post, and the distance from the
ground to the top edge of
the sign shall measure five feet. If a new sign or
a replacement
sign designating a special parking location
is posted on or after
October
14, 1999, there also
shall
be affixed upon the surface of
that sign or affixed next to
the designating
sign a notice that
states the fine
applicable for
the offense of parking a motor
vehicle in the
special designated
parking location if the motor
vehicle is not
legally entitled to
be parked in that location.
(F)(1) No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor
vehicle
at special parking locations provided under division (E)
of this
section or at special clearly marked parking locations
provided
in
or on privately owned parking lots, parking garages,
or other
parking areas and designated in accordance with that
division,
unless one of the following applies:
(a) The motor vehicle is being operated by or for the
transport of a person with a disability that limits or impairs
the
ability to walk and is displaying a valid removable
windshield
placard or special license plates;
(b) The motor vehicle is being operated by or for the
transport of a handicapped person and is displaying a parking
card
or special handicapped license plates.
(2) Any motor vehicle that is parked in a special marked
parking
location in
violation of division (F)(1)(a) or (b)
of this
section may be towed or otherwise
removed from the parking
location by the law enforcement agency of the
political
subdivision in which the parking location is located. A motor
vehicle that is so towed or removed shall not be released to its
owner until
the owner presents proof of ownership of the motor
vehicle and pays all towing
and storage fees normally imposed by
that political subdivision for towing
and storing motor vehicles.
If the motor vehicle is a leased vehicle, it
shall not be released
to the lessee until the lessee presents proof that that
person is
the lessee of the motor vehicle and pays all towing and storage
fees
normally imposed by that political subdivision for towing and
storing motor
vehicles.
(3) If a person is charged with a violation of division
(F)(1)(a)
or (b) of this section, it is an affirmative defense to
the
charge that the person suffered an injury not more than
seventy-two hours
prior
to the time the person was issued the
ticket or citation and that, because of
the injury, the person
meets at least one of the criteria
contained in division (A)(1) of
section 4503.44 of the
Revised
Code.
(G) When a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the
transport of a person with a disability that limits or impairs
the
ability to walk and is displaying a removable windshield
placard
or a temporary removable windshield placard or special
license
plates, or when a motor vehicle is being operated by or
for the
transport of a handicapped person and is displaying a
parking card
or special handicapped license plates, the motor
vehicle is
permitted to park for a period of two hours
in
excess of the legal
parking period permitted by local
authorities, except where local
ordinances or police rules
provide otherwise or where the vehicle
is parked in such a manner
as to be clearly a traffic hazard.
(H) No owner of an office, facility, or parking garage
where
special parking locations are required to be
designated in
accordance
with division (E) of this section shall fail to
properly do either of the following:
(1) Properly mark the
special parking locations in accordance
with
that
division or fail to
maintain the markings of the special
locations, including the
erection and maintenance of the fixed or
movable signs;
(2) Remove snow or ice that obstructs access to the special
parking locations within twenty-four hours after the weather
condition causing the snow or ice ceases.
(I) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
require a
person or organization to apply for a removable windshield
placard
or special license plates if the parking card or special
license
plates issued to the person or organization under prior
law have
not expired or been surrendered or revoked.
(J)(1) Whoever violates division (A) or (C)
of this section
is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(2)(a) Whoever violates division (F)(1)(a)
or
(b) of this
section is
guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished as
provided
in division (J)(2)(a) and (b) of this
section. Except as
otherwise provided in division (J)(2)(a) of this
section, an
offender who violates division (F)(1)(a) or
(b) of this section
shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty nor
more than five
hundred dollars. An
offender who
violates division (F)(1)(a) or
(b) of
this section shall be fined
not more than one hundred
dollars if the offender, prior to sentencing,
proves either of the
following to the satisfaction of the court:
(i) At the time of the violation of division
(F)(1)(a) of
this
section, the offender or the person for whose transport the
motor
vehicle was being operated had been issued a removable
windshield
placard that then was valid or special license plates
that then
were valid but the offender or the person neglected to
display the
placard or license plates as described in division
(F)(1)(a) of
this section.
(ii) At the time of the violation of division
(F)(1)(b) of
this
section, the offender or the person for whose transport the
motor
vehicle was being operated had been issued a parking card
that
then was valid or special handicapped license plates that
then
were valid but the offender or the person neglected to
display the
card or license plates as described in division
(F)(1)(b) of this
section.
(b) In no case shall an offender who violates division
(F)(1)(a) or (b) of this section be
sentenced
to any term
of
imprisonment.
An arrest or conviction for a violation of division
(F)(1)(a)
or (b) of this section does not
constitute a criminal record and
need not be reported
by the person so arrested or convicted in
response to any inquiries contained
in any application for
employment, license, or other right or privilege, or made in
connection with the person's appearance as a witness.
The clerk of the court shall pay every fine collected under
division
(J)(2) of this section to the political subdivision in
which the
violation
occurred. Except as provided in division
(J)(2) of this section, the
political
subdivision shall use the
fine moneys it receives under
division (J)(2) of this section to
pay the expenses it incurs in
complying with the signage and
notice requirements contained in division (E) of
this section.
The
political subdivision may use up to fifty per cent of each
fine it
receives
under division (J)(2) of this section to pay the
costs of
educational, advocacy, support, and
assistive technology
programs
for persons with disabilities, and for public
improvements within
the political subdivision that benefit or
assist persons with
disabilities, if governmental agencies or
nonprofit organizations
offer the programs.
(3) Whoever violates division (H)(1) of this section shall be
punished as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (J)(3) of
this
section, the offender shall be issued a warning.
(b) If the offender previously has been convicted of or
pleaded
guilty to a violation of division (H)(1) of this section
or
of a
municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to that
division, the
offender shall not be issued a warning but shall be
fined
not more than twenty-five dollars
for each parking location
that is not
properly marked or whose markings are
not properly
maintained.
(4) Whoever violates division (H)(2) of this section shall be
fined not less than two hundred fifty nor more than five hundred
dollars.
(K) As used in this section:
(1) "Handicapped person" means any person who has lost the
use of one or both legs or one or both arms, who is blind, deaf,
or so severely handicapped as to be unable to move without the
aid
of crutches or a wheelchair, or whose mobility is restricted
by a
permanent cardiovascular, pulmonary, or other handicapping
condition.
(2) "Person with a disability that limits or impairs the
ability to walk" has the same meaning as in section 4503.44 of
the
Revised Code.
(3) "Special license plates" and "removable windshield
placard" mean any license plates or removable windshield placard
or temporary removable windshield placard issued under section
4503.41 or 4503.44 of the Revised Code, and also mean any
substantially similar license plates or removable windshield
placard or temporary removable windshield placard issued by a
state, district, country, or sovereignty.
Section 2. That existing sections 3781.111, 3781.99, and
4511.69 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Section 3781.111 of the Revised Code is
presented
in this act
as a composite of the section as amended by
both
Sub.
H.B. 148 and Am. H.B. 264 of the 123rd General Assembly.
The
General Assembly, applying the
principle stated in division
(B)
of section 1.52 of the Revised
Code that amendments are to be
harmonized if reasonably capable of
simultaneous operation, finds
that the composite is the resulting
version of the section in
effect prior to the effective date of
the section as presented in
this act.
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