Nevada § 484B.467 - Parking space designated for persons who are handicapped: Signs; required plates, stickers or placards for parking; prohibited acts; penalty

§ 484B.467. Parking space designated for persons who are handicapped: Signs; required plates, stickers or placards for parking; prohibited acts; penalty

1. Any parking space designated for persons who are handicapped must be indicated

by a sign: (a) Bearing the international symbol of access with or without the words “Parking,”

“Handicapped Parking,” “Handicapped Parking Only” or “Reserved for the Handicapped,”

or any other word or combination of words indicating that the space is designated

for persons who are handicapped; (b) Stating “Minimum fine of $250 for use by others” or equivalent words; and (c) The bottom of which must be not less than 4 feet above the ground. 2. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, a parking space designated for

persons who are handicapped which: (a) Is designed for the exclusive use of a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair

lift; and (b) Is located in a parking lot with 60 or more parking spaces, must be indicated by a sign using a combination of words to state that the space is

for the exclusive use of a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair lift. 3. If a parking space is designed for the use of a vehicle with a side-loading wheelchair

lift, the space which is immediately adjacent and intended for use in the loading

and unloading of a wheelchair into or out of such a vehicle must be indicated by a

sign: (a) Stating “No Parking” or similar words which indicate that parking in such a space

is prohibited; (b) Stating “Minimum fine of $250 for violation” or similar words indicating that

the minimum fine for parking in such a space is $250; and (c) The bottom of which must not be less than 4 feet above the ground. 4. An owner of private property upon which is located a parking space described in

subsection 1, 2 or 3 shall erect and maintain or cause to be erected and maintained

any sign required pursuant to subsection 1, 2 or 3, whichever is applicable. If a parking space described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 is located on public property,

the governmental entity having control over that public property shall erect and maintain

or cause to be erected and maintained any sign required pursuant to subsection 1,

2 or 3, whichever is applicable. 5. A person shall not park a vehicle in a space designated for persons who are handicapped

by a sign that meets the requirements of subsection 1, whether on public or privately

owned property, unless the person is eligible to do so and the vehicle displays: (a) A special license plate or plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.384 ; (b) A special or temporary parking placard issued pursuant to NRS 482.384 ; (c) A special or temporary parking sticker issued pursuant to NRS 482.384 ; (d) A special license plate or plates, a special or temporary parking sticker, or

a special or temporary parking placard displaying the international symbol of access

issued by another state or a foreign country; or (e) A special license plate or plates for a veteran with a disability issued pursuant

to NRS 482.3765 , 482.377 , 482.3775 , 482.378 or 482.3783 . 6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person shall not park a vehicle

in a space that is reserved for the exclusive use of a vehicle with a side-loading

wheelchair lift and is designated for persons who are handicapped by a sign that meets

the requirements of subsection 2, whether on public or privately owned property, unless: (a) The person is eligible to do so; (b) The vehicle displays the special license plate, plates or placard set forth in

subsection 5; and (c) The vehicle is equipped with a side-loading wheelchair lift. A person who meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) may park a vehicle that

is not equipped with a side-loading wheelchair lift in such a parking space if the

space is in a parking lot with fewer than 60 parking spaces. 7. A person shall not park in a space which: (a) Is immediately adjacent to a space designed for use by a vehicle with a side-loading

wheelchair lift; and (b) Is designated as a space in which parking is prohibited by a sign that meets the

requirements of subsection 3, whether on public or privately owned property. 8. A person shall not use a plate, sticker or placard set forth in subsection 5 to

park in a space designated for persons who are handicapped unless he or she is a person

with a permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary disability,

a veteran with a disability or the driver of a vehicle in which any such person is

a passenger. 9. A person with a permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary

disability to whom a: (a) Special license plate, or a special or temporary parking sticker, has been issued

pursuant to NRS 482.384 shall not allow any other person to park the vehicle, motorcycle or moped displaying

the special license plate or special or temporary parking sticker in a space designated

for persons who are handicapped unless the person with the permanent disability, disability

of moderate duration or temporary disability is a passenger in the vehicle or on the

motorcycle or moped, or is being picked up or dropped off by the driver of the vehicle,

motorcycle or moped, at the time that the vehicle, motorcycle or moped is parked in

the space designated for persons who are handicapped. (b) Special or temporary parking placard has been issued pursuant to NRS 482.384 shall not allow any other person to park the vehicle which displays the special or

temporary parking placard in a space designated for persons who are handicapped unless

the person with the permanent disability, disability of moderate duration or temporary

disability is a passenger in the vehicle, or is being picked up or dropped off by

the driver of the vehicle, at the time that it is parked in the space designated for

persons who are handicapped. 10. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsections 5 to 9, inclusive,

is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished: (a) Upon the first offense, by a fine of $250. (b) Upon the second offense, by a fine of $250 and not less than 8 hours, but not

more than 50 hours, of community service. (c) Upon the third or subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $500, but not

more than $1,000 and not less than 25 hours, but not more than 100 hours, of community

service.