18-1741 Handicapped or disabled persons; parking; permits; nontransferable; violation; suspension; punishment; fine. - Nebraska Statutes

18-1741. Handicapped or disabled persons; parking; permits; nontransferable; violation; suspension; punishment; fine.Permits issued under sections 18-1736 to 18-1741 shall not be transferable and shall be used only by the party to whom issued or for the motor vehicle for which issued and only for the purpose for which it is issued. No person shall alter or reproduce in any manner a permit issued pursuant to section 18-1738 or 18-1738.01. No person shall knowingly hold more than one permit or knowingly provide false information on an application for a permit issued pursuant to such sections. No person who is not the holder of a handicapped or disabled parking permit issued to him or her as a handicapped or disabled person shall display a handicapped or disabled parking permit and park in a space or access aisle designated for the exclusive use of a handicapped or disabled person. No person who is the holder of a handicapped or disabled parking permit issued for the use of such person when transporting a handicapped or disabled person shall display his or her handicapped or disabled parking permit and park in a space or access aisle designated for the exclusive use of a handicapped or disabled person unless a handicapped or disabled person is actually in the vehicle displaying the permit at the time it is parked, has left the vehicle while it was parked, and will return to the vehicle before it leaves the designated space or access aisle. No person who is not the holder of a handicapped or disabled parking permit issued for use when a vehicle is transporting a handicapped or disabled person shall display a handicapped or disabled parking permit and park in a space or access aisle designated for the exclusive use of a handicapped or disabled person unless a handicapped or disabled person is actually in the vehicle displaying the permit at the time it is parked, has left the vehicle while it was parked, and will return to the vehicle before it leaves the designated space or access aisle. Any violation of this section shall constitute a handicapped parking infraction and shall be cause for suspension of such permit for a period of six months and such other punishment as may be provided by local ordinance. In addition, the trial court shall impose a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars which may be waived by the court if, at the time of sentencing, all handicapped parking permits issued to or in the possession of the offender are returned to the court. At the expiration of such six-month period, a suspended permit may be renewed in the manner provided for renewal in sections 18-1738, 18-1738.01, and 18-1740. SourceLaws 1977, LB 13, § 6; Laws 1979, LB 146, § 6; Laws 1980, LB 717, § 8; Laws 1995, LB 593, § 7; Laws 1996, LB 1211, § 8; Laws 2001, LB 31, § 3; Laws 2001, LB 809, § 8.