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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION CODE |
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Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Subtitle H. PARKING, TOWING, AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES |
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Chapter 681. PRIVILEGED PARKING |
Sec. 681.008. PARKING PRIVILEGES: CERTAIN VETERANS AND MILITARY AWARD RECIPIENTS
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(a) A vehicle may be parked for an unlimited period in a parking space or area that is designated specifically for persons with physical disabilities if the vehicle:
(1) is being operated by or for the transportation of:
(A) the person who registered the vehicle under Section 504.202(a) or
a person described by Section 504.202(b) if the vehicle is registered under that subsection; and
(B) displays special license plates issued under Section 504.202; or
(2) displays license plates issued by another state of the United States that indicate on the face of the license plates that the owner or operator of the vehicle is a disabled veteran of the United States armed forces.
(b) A vehicle on which license plates described by Subsection (a)(2) or issued under Section 504.202, Section 504.315(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h), or Section 504.316 are displayed is exempt from the payment of a parking fee collected through a parking meter charged by a governmental authority other than a branch of the federal government, when being operated by or for the transportation of:
(1) the person who registered the vehicle under Section 504.202(a), Section 504.315(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h), or Section 504.316;
(2) a person described in Section 504.202(b) if the vehicle is registered under that subsection; or
(3) the owner or operator of a vehicle displaying license plates described by Subsection (a)(2).
(c) This section does not permit a vehicle to be parked at a time when or a place where parking is prohibited.
(d) A governmental unit may provide by ordinance or order that the exemption provided by Subsection (b) also applies to payment of a fee or penalty imposed by the governmental unit for parking in a parking garage or lot or in a space with a limitation on the length of time for parking.