Section 14-253a-26 - Use of plates and placards(a) A vehicle displaying special license plates, a removable windshield placard or a temporary removable windshield placard issued pursuant to sections 14-253a-14 to 14-253a-27, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or issued by authorities of other states, territories, provinces or countries for the purpose of identifying vehicles permitted to utilize parking spaces reserved for persons who are blind or persons with disabilities shall be allowed to park, without limitation as to time, in areas where parking is legally permissible, and no penalty may be imposed for the overtime parking of any such motor vehicle, provided the operator of or a passenger in such motor vehicle is a person who is blind or a person with disabilities.(b) A removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard shall not be displayed on any motor vehicle when such vehicle is not being operated by or carrying as a passenger the person who is blind or the person with disabilities to or for whom the removable windshield placard was issued. An organization shall not display a removable windshield placard on a motor vehicle which is not carrying a person who is blind or a person with disabilities or on any vehicle other than the vehicle for which the removable windshield placard was issued.
(c) Private vehicles bearing special license plates shall not utilize parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities when such vehicles are not being operated by or carrying as a passenger a person who is blind or a person with disabilities to or for whom such special license plates were issued. A motor vehicle owned or leased by an organization to which special license plates or a removable windshield placard have been issued shall not utilize such parking spaces when the vehicle is not carrying a person who is blind or a person with disabilities.(d) A person who is blind or a person with disabilities, who is a resident of this state, shall not park in a public or private area reserved for the exclusive use of such persons if such person does not display on or within the vehicle special license plates, a removable windshield placard or a temporary removable windshield placard issued in accordance with sections 14-253a-14 to 14-253a-27, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-253a-26
Effective November 2, 2011