HB 538-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 538-FN
AN ACT requiring photographs on walking disability placards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Fesh, Rock 13; Rep. G. Katsakiores, Rock 13; Rep. Stevens, Carr 7; Rep. Nedeau, Belk 1; Rep. K. Gilbert, Rock 19; Sen. Eaton, Dist 10
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill requires that walking disability placards have a photograph of the person to whom the placard is issued. This bill also requires nonprofit agencies to prominently display the name of the agency on the vehicle when using a walking disability placard.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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01-0948
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT requiring photographs on walking disability placards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Walking Disability Plates and Placards; Definitions; Photograph on Placard. Amend RSA 261:88, I(a)-(b) to read as follows:
(a) "Removable windshield placard" means a two-sided, hanger style placard which includes on each side the international symbol of access, which is at least 3 inches in height, centered on the placard, and which is white on a blue shield, has an identification number, a date of expiration, a photograph of the person to whom the placard is issued, and a seal or other identification of the department of safety.
(b) "Temporary removable windshield placard" means a two-sided, hanger style placard which includes on each side the international symbol of access, which is at least 3 inches in height, centered on the placard, and which is white on a red shield, has an identification number, a date of expiration, a photograph of the person to whom the placard is issued, and the seal or other identification of the department of safety.
2 Walking Disability Plates and Placards; Nonprofit Agencies. Amend RSA 261:88, V to read as follows:
V. Upon application, the department shall furnish a hanging windshield placard without charge to a person with a walking disability who satisfactorily furnishes proof of such disability to the director. Any nonprofit agency serving a person with a walking disability may apply to the department for a hanging windshield placard. An applicant for such placard shall furnish the director with satisfactory proof, as the director may require, that the applicant will use the placard solely for the transportation of a person with a walking disability. A nonprofit agency shall prominently display the name of the agency on the vehicle when using a hanging windshield placard. The quantity of placards issued under this paragraph shall be at the discretion of the director. This placard shall meet the standards set forth in 23 C.F.R. Part 1235, Appendix A. The removable windshield placard shall be displayed in such a manner that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the vehicle by hanging it from the front windshield rearview mirror of a vehicle utilizing a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities. When there is no rearview mirror, the placard shall be displayed on the dashboard. A request from any nonprofit agency for a placard shall be approved by the administrator of the nonprofit agency and any other application for such a placard shall be accompanied by the certification of a licensed physician that the applicant meets the definition set forth in paragraph I of persons with walking disabilities. The placard shall expire 4 years from the date of issuance, and the expiration date shall be noted on the placard. The placard shall be renewed, upon application on forms provided by the director, if the director determines that the disability which necessitated the issuance of the placard continues. Upon request of the applicant, the director shall issue one additional placard to the applicant if the applicant does not have special license plates.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
01-0948
2/5/01
HB 538-FN FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT requiring photographs on walking disability placards.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from an agency.