SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2271 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SENATE FLOOR VERSION March 22, 2021 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2271 By: Cornwell, Fugate and Bashore of the House and Simpson and Bergstrom of the Senate An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. 2011, Section 15-113, which relates to penalties for parking in a disabled parking plac e; excluding certain penalties for a person with a Purple Heart recipient license plate; modifying penalty for certain offense; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2011, Section 15 -113, is amended to read as follows: Section 15-113. A. Any person who knowingly makes or procures the making of a false statement in an application submi tted pursuant to Sections 15-111 through 15-113 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each falsified statement. This penalty shall be stated on all applications. B. 1. Any person who has not been issued a physically disabled parking placard pursuant to the provisions of Section 15 -112 of this SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2271 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 title, a physically disabled license plate issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.1 of this title, a disabled veter ans license plate pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.2 of this title, a Purple Heart recipient license plate issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.2 of this title, a disability sticker issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs and fe deral military bases, or a physically disabled placard or licen se plate issued by another state, and uses a placard, sticker, or license plate to park in a disabled parking place is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A person transporting a physi cally disabled person with an authorized placard, sticker or license plate, as provided in subsection A of Section 11 -1007 of this title, shall be excluded from the provisions of this section. 2. Any person who has been issued a physically disabled parkin g placard pursuant to the provisions of Section 15 -112 of this title, a physically disabled license plate issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.1 of this title, or a disabled veterans license plate pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.2 o f this title or a Purple Heart recipient license plate issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.2 of this title , and knowingly allows the placard or license plate to be used by a perso n not issued the placard or license plate as described in parag raph 1 of this SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2271 SFLR Page 3 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 subsection, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). C. A person who knowingly makes a counterfeit physicall y disabled parking placard or physically disabled license plate is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each counterfeit placard or license plate made by such person. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY March 22, 2021 - DO PASS