625 ILCS 5/11-1301.3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 11 - Rules Of The Road

 (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.3)Sec. 11-1301.3. Unauthorized use of parking places reserved for persons with  disabilities.(a) It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle which is not properly  displaying  registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities, as defined  by Section 1-159.1, pursuant to Sections 3-616, 11-1301.1  or 11-1301.2, or to  a veteran with a disability pursuant to Section 3-609 of this Act, as evidence that the  vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities or a veteran with a disability,  in any parking place, including any private  or public offstreet parking facility, specifically reserved, by the  posting of an official sign as designated under Section 11-301, for  motor vehicles displaying such registration plates.  It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle in a designated access  aisle adjacent to any parking place specifically reserved for persons with  disabilities, by the posting of an official sign as designated under Section  11-301, for motor vehicles displaying such registration plates.  When using the parking privileges for persons with disabilities, the parking  decal or device must  be displayed properly in the vehicle where it is clearly  visible to law enforcement personnel, either hanging from the rearview mirror  or placed on the dashboard of the vehicle in clear view.    Disability license plates and parking decals and devices are not transferable from person to person. Proper usage of the disability license plate or parking decal or device requires the authorized holder to be present and enter or exit the vehicle at the time the parking privileges are being used. It is a violation of this Section to park in a space reserved for a person with disabilities if the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device does not enter or exit the vehicle at the time the parking privileges are being used. Any motor vehicle properly displaying a disability license plate or a  parking decal or device containing the International symbol of access  issued to persons with disabilities by any local authority, state, district,  territory or foreign country shall be recognized by State and local  authorities as a valid license plate or device and receive the same parking  privileges as residents of this State.(a-1) An individual with a vehicle displaying disability license plates or a parking decal or device issued to a qualified person with a disability under Sections 3-616, 11-1301.1, or 11-1301.2 or to a veteran with a disability under Section 3-609 is in violation of this Section if (i) the person using the disability license plate or parking decal or device is not the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device or is not transporting the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device to or from the parking location and (ii) the person uses the disability license plate or parking decal or device to exercise any privileges granted through the disability license plate or parking decals or devices under this Code.(a-2)  A driver of a vehicle displaying disability license plates or a parking decal or device issued to a qualified person with a disability under Section 3-616, 11-1301.1, or 11-1301.2 or to a veteran with a disability under Section 3-609 is in violation of this Section if (i) the person to whom the disability license plate or parking decal or device  was issued is deceased and (ii) the driver uses the disability license plate or parking decal or device to exercise any privileges granted through a disability license plate or parking decal or device under this Code.(b) Any person or local authority owning or operating any public or private  offstreet parking facility may, after notifying the police or sheriff's  department, remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other  place of safety any vehicle parked within a stall or space reserved for  use by a person with disabilities which does not  display person with disabilities registration  plates or a special decal or device as required under this Section.(c) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of subsection (a) shall be fined $250 in addition to any costs or charges connected  with the removal or storage of any motor vehicle authorized under this  Section; but municipalities by ordinance may impose a fine up to $350    and shall display signs indicating the fine imposed.  If the amount of  the fine is subsequently changed, the municipality shall change the sign to  indicate the current amount of the fine.  It shall not be a defense to a charge under this Section that either the sign posted  pursuant to this  Section or the intended accessible parking place does not comply with the technical requirements of Section 11-301,  Department  regulations, or local ordinance if a reasonable person would be made aware by  the  sign or notice on or near the parking place that the place is reserved for a  person  with  disabilities.(c-1) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of subsection (a-1) a first time shall be fined $600. Any person found guilty of violating subsection (a-1) a second or subsequent time shall be fined $1,000. Any person who violates subsection (a-2) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined $2,500. The circuit clerk shall distribute 50% of the fine imposed on any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating this Section, including any person placed on court supervision for violating this Section, to the law enforcement agency that issued the citation or made the arrest. If more than one law enforcement agency is responsible for issuing the citation or making the arrest, the 50% of the fine imposed shall be shared equally.  If an officer of the Secretary of State Department of Police arrested a person for a violation of this Section, 50% of the fine imposed shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police Services Fund.(d) Local authorities shall impose fines as established in subsections  (c) and (c-1) for violations of this Section.(e) As used in this Section, "authorized holder" means an individual  issued a disability    license plate under Section 3-616 of this  Code, an individual issued a parking decal or device  under Section 11-1301.2 of this Code, or an individual issued a license plate for veterans with disabilities under Section 3-609 of this Code.(f) Any person who commits a violation of subsection (a-1) or a similar provision of a local ordinance may have his or her driving privileges suspended or revoked by the Secretary of State for a period of time  determined by the Secretary of State. Any person who commits a violation of subsection (a-2) or a similar provision of a local ordinance shall have his or her driving privileges revoked by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may also suspend or revoke the disability license plates or parking decal or device for a period of time determined by the Secretary of State.(g) Any police officer may seize the parking decal       or device from any person who commits a violation of this Section. Any police officer may seize the disability license plate upon authorization from the Secretary of State. Any police officer may request that the Secretary of State revoke the parking decal or device or the disability license plate of any person who commits a violation of this Section. (Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)