Texas Transportation Code

§ 681.0111 — MANUFACTURE, SALE, POSSESSION, OR USE OF COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERED PLACARD

TN § 681.0111Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part H. PARKING, TOWING, AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES · Ch. 681. PRIVILEGED PARKING

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(a)A person commits an offense if, without the department's authorization, the person:

(1)manufactures, sells, or possesses a placard that is deceptively similar to a disabled parking placard; or

(2)alters a genuine disabled parking placard.

(b)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly parks a vehicle displaying a counterfeit or altered placard in a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities.

(c)An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.

(d)For purposes of this section, a placard is deceptively similar to a disabled parking placard if the placard is not a genuine disabled parking placard but a reasonable person would presume that it is a genuine disabled parking placard. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 400, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 1473), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 1473), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.