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Disabled Parking Placard Abuse Crackdown Nets 381 Citations
| Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) caught 381 out of 4,951, including 11 people in Valencia, fraudulently using disabled person parking placards during 22 enforcement operations in April.  Investigators confiscated the placards and issued each offender a misdemeanor citation that carries a $250 to $1,000 fine. The violation will also appear on their driver record.

Since July 1, 2017, DMV investigators have issued 2,212 citations during 213 crackdown efforts, which is significantly more than the 1,625 citations they handed out during the 2016/17 fiscal year.

The DMV carries out as many as 24 enforcement operations each month in an effort to reduce the impact disabled person parking placard fraud has on the mobility of those with disabilities.

Here are the results of enforcement operations during April 2018:
Disabled Parking Placard Citations

Anyone who suspects a person might be misusing a disabled person placard is urged to report it using an online complaint form or by contacting their local DMV Investigations office. Submissions are confidential. It is important to note that some qualifying disabilities are not visually apparent and allegations of misuse might be unfounded.

Public awareness materials that can be downloaded at dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/about/dppp_outreach
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9 Comments

  1. Pamela Berlin says:
    Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at

    Thak you!

    Reply
  2. Enedina Mendoza says:
    Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at

    Que bueno que Pero encuntren las personas que les venden las placas porque muchos no son incapacitados gracias

    Reply
  3. Bart Joseph says:
    Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at

    260/380 are from music feastivals..

    Reply
  4. Joanne Shaw says:
    Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at

    I think we should have to reapply every year or two! I know people who need one after surgery or an injury keep using it after they’ve healed.

    Reply
  5. Denise Ware says:
    Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at

    about time they cracked down

    Reply
  6. Anthony Malone says:
    Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at

    Cintya E Malone I wonder if our nemesis got busted

    Reply
  7. Kevin B. Lieberman says:
    Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at

    Please ask Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to kindly remove their generator from the handicap spot it’s been occupying for almost 4 months. Sad for a hospital SCVTV Santa Clarita

    Reply
  8. Kevin B. Lieberman says:
    Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at

    Austin Dave perhaps you should ask if the hospital feels this is the best spot to park a backup generator. Santa Clarita Valley Signal

    Reply
  9. Jeanne says:
    Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at

    I hope they aren’t issuing tickets again like the woman last year who dropped her disabled mom off at the entrance to a store and then parked the car in handicapped space. This should be legal. I used to save my mom some steps too by doing this (she could barely walk) and then we had to walk to the car in the parking lot after she finished her shopping while she used the cart to support herself.There are enough people REALLY cheating and using these spaces without attacking people taking care of elderly parents.

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