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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 582
BY REPRESENTATIVE SIMON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
EXCEP PERSON/DISABLED: Provides relative to parking spaces for certain disabled
persons
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 40:1742(A)(4), relative to parking spaces for certain disabled persons; to2
require access aisles to have the phrase "No Parking" written upon the pavement; to3
provide for penalties; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:1742(A)(4) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
§1742. Parking spaces for certain disabled persons7
A.8
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(4)(a) In addition to the ADA Standards specifications, each access aisle, or10
any other area of the pavement adjacent to a parking space reserved for mobility-11
impaired persons that is designated for the loading and unloading of vehicles parked12
in the space, shall have the phrase "NO PARKING" written upon the pavement area13
using letters that are not less than twelve inches tall.14
(b) Violations of this Paragraph shall be subject to the penalties provided for15
in R.S. 40:1743.16
(c) The provisions of this Paragraph shall apply to all parking spaces newly17
constructed or existing parking spaces whose markings are repainted after the18
effective date of this Paragraph.19
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HB NO. 582
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Simon HB No. 582
Abstract: Requires access aisles to have the phrase "No Parking" written upon the
pavement.
Present law requires each state agency and political subdivision having jurisdiction over a
public facility and each owner or lessee of a private facility to provide and maintain a
minimum number of specially designed and marked motor vehicle parking spaces for the
exclusive use of persons whose vehicles are identified by license plates, hang tags, or special
parking cards for the mobility impaired.
Present law further requires the mobility-impaired parking spaces to adhere to the ADA
Standards and to include mobility-impaired loading and unloading areas, access aisles,
access ramps, and curb cuts.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law requires, in addition to the ADA Standards specifications, each access aisle,
or any other area of the pavement adjacent to a parking space reserved for mobility-impaired
persons that is designated for the loading and unloading of vehicles parked in the space, shall
have the phrase "NO PARKING" written upon the pavement area using letters that are not
less than twelve inches tall.
Proposed law provides that violations of proposed law shall be shall be fined not more than
$500 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Proposed law applies to all parking spaces newly constructed or existing parking spaces
whose markings are repainted after the effective date of proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 40:1742(A)(4))