82R18247 JXC-D
By: Fletcher H.B. No. 1683
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1683:
By: Davis of Dallas C.S.H.B. No. 1683
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to parking placards for vehicles of persons with
disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 681.003, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (b) and (e) and adding Subsection (h) to
read as follows:
(b) An application for a disabled parking placard must be:
(1) on a form furnished by the department;
(2) submitted to the county assessor-collector of the
county:
(A) in which the person with the disability
resides if the person has a permanent disability; or
(B) in which the person with the disability
resides or is being treated at a medical facility if the person has
a temporary disability; and
(3) accompanied by a fee of $5 if the application is
for a temporary placard.
(e) If a first application for a disabled parking placard
under this section is made by or on behalf of a person with:
(1) a mobility problem caused by a disorder of the
foot, the notarized written statement or written prescription
required by Subsection (c) may be issued by a person licensed to
practice podiatry in this state or a state adjacent to this state;
[or]
(2) a disability caused by an impairment of vision as
provided by Section 681.001(2), the notarized written statement or
written prescription required by Subsection (c) may be issued by a
person licensed to engage in the practice of optometry or the
practice of therapeutic optometry in this state or a state adjacent
to this state; or
(3) a temporary mobility problem that substantially
impairs the person's ability to ambulate, the notarized written
statement or written prescription required by Subsection (c) may be
issued by a person licensed to practice chiropractic in this state
or a state adjacent to this state.
(h) In this section, "chiropractic" has the meaning
assigned by Section 201.002, Occupations Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.