[RSA 265:74 effective until January 1, 2026; see also RSA 265:74 set out below.]
265:74 Parking Privileges for Persons With Walking Disability. –
Any motor vehicle carrying the special plates or hanging windshield placard issued to a person with a walking disability under RSA 261:88, or a similar license plate displaying the international accessibility symbol shall be allowed free parking in any city or town, including any state or municipal parking facility where a fee is charged. Each city or town shall have the discretion to set the time periods using guidelines which shall be provided by the governor's commission on disability. The free parking shall only be allowed if the person who qualifies for the special plates or hanging placard is being transported in the vehicle to or from the parking place. Parking places designated for persons with walking disabilities shall be utilized only if a person with a walking disability is being transported in the vehicle to or from the parking place. Notwithstanding the provisions of any local ordinance which has been adopted to regulate parking in places designated for persons with walking disabilities, any person who is convicted under this section shall be guilty of a violation and fined $250 plus penalty assessment of which 20 percent is payable to the town or city where the violation occurred.
[RSA 265:74 effective January 1, 2026; see also RSA 265:74 above.]
265:74 Parking Privileges for Persons With Walking Disability. –
I. Any motor vehicle carrying the special plates or hanging windshield placard issued to a person with a walking disability under RSA 261:88, or a similar license plate displaying the international accessibility symbol shall be allowed free parking in any city or town, including any state or municipal parking facility where a fee is charged. Each city or town shall have the discretion to set the time periods using guidelines which shall be provided by the governor's commission on disability. The free parking shall only be allowed if the person who qualifies for the special plates or hanging placard is being transported in the vehicle to or from the parking place. Parking places designated for persons with walking disabilities shall be utilized only if a person with a walking disability is being transported in the vehicle to or from the parking place. Notwithstanding the provisions of any local ordinance which has been adopted to regulate parking in places designated for persons with walking disabilities, any person who is convicted under this section shall be guilty of a violation and fined $500 plus penalty assessment of which 50 percent is payable to the town or city where the violation occurred.
II. Any person who parks a vehicle in any parking place, whether on public or private property, specially designated for a person with a walking disability by means of a sign as required by RSA 265:73-a stating that the space is reserved for a person with a walking disability or displaying the international accessibility symbol, while displaying a counterfeit, forged, stolen, or purchased handicap placard that has not been issued by an agency with authority to do so, shall be guilty of a violation with a fine of not less than $1,000 for a first offense, and a misdemeanor with a fine of not less than $1,500 for a second or subsequent offense.