S.B. No. 904
AN ACT
relating to the offense of the unauthorized use of parking
designated for persons with disabilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 681.011, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (f-1) and (f-2) to read as follows:
(f-1) It is not a defense to prosecution for an offense
under Subsection (a) or (b) that the parking space or area
designated specifically for persons with disabilities is not
designated in compliance with the standards and specifications
referred to in Section 681.009(b) if the parking space or area is
generally in compliance with those standards and specifications and
is clearly distinguishable as being designated specifically for
persons with disabilities.
(f-2) A peace officer may issue a warning but may not issue a
citation for an offense under Subsection (a) or (b) to a person who
stands a vehicle in a parking space or area designated specifically
for persons with disabilities that does not have a parking space
identification sign identifying the parking space in accordance
with the requirements of the standards and specifications referred
to in Section 681.009(b).
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 904 passed the Senate on
March 22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 904 passed the House on
May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 2, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor