Parking rules for people with disabilities

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Traffic Code relating to the parking of motor vehicles, a motor vehicle either operated by the person with a disability, as hereinafter defined, or by the spouse or attendant of such person with a disability, shall be entitled to park or leave the vehicle standing in any public parking space, area or zone, or any private parking space as applied for by the owner, properly marked by the owner or authorized party with appropriate signs and markings, without payment of any parking charge and in excess of any limitation of time established for the parking space, area or zone when it is otherwise lawful to do so, and further, shall be entitled to park the vehicle in any loading area or zone for a period of time not to exceed one-half (1/2) hour, provided that the following requirements are complied with:"Person with a disability" is a person with a disability as defined in Hawai'i Revised Statutes, Section 291-51, and Section 11-219-4, Hawai'i Administrative Rules.The person with a disability shall carry on his or her person, for exhibition to any police officer upon request, a card issued by the Director of Finance properly identifying the person with a disability and bearing a certification by the Director of Finance that the person has qualified as a person with a disability within the meaning of this Section.A special parking permit issued by the Director of Finance shall be displayed in a manner that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the vehicle by hanging it from the front windshield rearview mirror or on the dashboard when there is no rearview mirror, by the person with a disability at all times when so parked or standing as permitted.No vehicle shall be entitled to the parking privileges provided in this Section unless the vehicle is personally operated by the person with a disability him or herself, or is actually being used to transport the person with a disability. The identification card and the parking permit provided in this Section shall be non-transferable.The special parking permit and the identification card shall be subject to re-application and review by the Director of Finance every four (4) years. The renewal requirements shall be identical to those governing the initial application as provided in Sections 11-219-5 and 11-219-6 of the Hawai'i Administrative Rules, except that the required documents and applicable fee(s) may be transacted by mail.The fees for the issuance of removable windshield placards shall be charged in accordance with the provisions established in Hawai'i Administrative Rules Sections 11-219-6 and 11-219-7.An unauthorized person using the identification card or parking permit shall be guilty of a parking violation and subject to the penalties provided by law.For the purposes of this Section, a valid and effective disabled parking placard or permit issued by a jurisdiction in which the person with a disability resides and on which is depicted the international symbol of access for the handicapped shall be deemed a disabled parking placard issued by the County. For purposes of this Section, a valid and effective disabled identification card issued by a jurisdiction in which the person with a disability resides, or a valid and effective official identification card of a jurisdiction in which the person with a disability resides which identifies the person with a disability as the person to whom the disabled parking placard or permit was issued, shall be deemed a disabled identification card issued by the County. For purposes of this Section "jurisdiction" includes any foreign country or political subdivision thereof, and any state, territory, commonwealth, trust territory, or possession of the United States and any political subdivision of any of them.Any person who meets the definition of medical eligibility under this Section, but is not expected to have a disability that is expected to last for at least four (4) years, may be issued a temporary permit for a period up to six (6) months. Temporary permits may be renewed for an additional six (6) month period as long as the person continues to meet the definition of medical eligibility under this Section.Parking Spaces Reserved For Persons with Disabilities."Parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities" shall have the same meaning as the terms defined in Hawai'i Revised Statutes, Section 291-51, and Section 11-219-4, Hawai'i Administrative Rules.Parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities shall be used solely for parking and standing of motor vehicles by persons with disabilities, or by other persons in connection with the transportation of persons with disabilities, provided that the following requirements are complied with:The person with a disability shall carry on his or her person and present to any enforcement officer upon request, a current disabled identification card issued to that person by the Director of Finance; andThe special parking permit issued by the Director of Finance shall be displayed in a manner that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the vehicle by hanging it from the front windshield rearview mirror, or on the dashboard when there is no rearview mirror, at all times when the special parking privileges are desired.No motor vehicle may be parked in or be caused to stand in a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities except as permitted herein.Any motor vehicle which is parked or standing in a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities and in which a special parking permit is not displayed as required herein, may be removed from the parking space and towed away at the registered owner's expense. In addition, any person who shall park a motor vehicle or cause it to stand in a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities in violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).