Vehicles: distinguishing placards and special license plates.
(1) Existing law prohibits a person to whom a disabled person placard has been issued from lending the placard to another person, and prohibits a disabled person from knowingly permitting the use of the placard, or special license plates for a disabled person or disabled veteran, for parking purposes by one not entitled to the placard or license plates. Existing law also generally prohibits a person from displaying a disabled person placard that was not issued to him or her or that has been canceled or revoked as specified, and prohibits a person using a vehicle displaying special license plates issued to another person from parking in specified parking stalls or spaces designated for disabled persons, unless transporting a disabled person. A violation of any of those prohibitions is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $1,000, imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both that fine and imprisonment. Existing law also provides that a person who, with fraudulent intent, displays or causes or permits to be displayed a forged, counterfeit, or false disabled person placard is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000, imprisonment in a county jail for 6 months, or both that fine and imprisonment.
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California Legislature
20092010
AB 144
California AB 144 (20092010)
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Vehicles: distinguishing placards and special license plates.
California AB 144 (20092010) — Vehicles: distinguishing placards and special license plates.
(1) Existing law prohibits a person to whom a disabled person placard has been issued from lending the placard to another person, and prohibits a disabled person from knowingly permitting the use of the placard, or special license plates for a disabled person or disabled veteran, for parking purposes by one not entitled to the placard or license plates. Existing law also generally prohibits a person from displaying a disabled person placard that was not issued to him or her or that has been canceled or revoked as specified, and prohibits a person using a vehicle displaying special license plates issued to another person from parking in specified parking stalls or spaces designated for disabled persons, unless transporting a disabled person. A violation of any of those prohibitions is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $1,000, imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both that fine and imprisonment. Existing law also provides that a person who, with fraudulent intent, displays or causes or permits to be displayed a forged, counterfeit, or false disabled person placard is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000, imprisonment in a county jail for 6 months, or both that fine and imprisonment.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 144 MA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass. — pass (pass) · lower
Assembly 3rd Reading AB144 Ma By Alquist — pass (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
AB 144 MA Assembly Third Reading — pass (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Ma — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-01-22 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2009-01-23 From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
2009-02-26 Referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2009-03-02 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-03-04 Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. referral-committee
2009-04-14 From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (April 13). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2009-04-15 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2009-04-16 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2009-04-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-05-04 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-05-11 Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 1354.). reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2009-05-18 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 3. Page 1532.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-05-18 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-06-04 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2009-06-16 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2009-06-24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2009-06-29 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2009-07-01 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2009-07-08 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (July 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-07-23 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2009-08-17 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-08-31 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 10. Page 2011.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-09-01 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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