TITLE: Relating to parking placards for vehicles of persons with disabilities.

SUMMARY: Relating to parking placards for vehicles of persons with disabilities.

FULL TEXT:
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.