A10743 — Waives metered parking fees for certain vehicles displaying a handicapped permit or with handicapped plates

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Waives metered parking fees for certain vehicles displaying a handicapped permit or with handicapped plates.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 1203-h of the vehicle and traffic law.

• Section 1203-h of the vehicle and traffic law

  waiver The commissioner shall distribute metered parking waiver permits to the governing bodies of all cities, villages and towns; provided, however, that the commissioner shall not distribute such permits to cities having a population of one million or more which issue special vehicle iden- tification parking permits pursuant to paragraph fifteen of subdivision a of section twenty-nine hundred three of the New York city charter which waive the payment of metered parking fees. such waiver The application, permit design, period of validity, and procedures for reissuance of such waiver permits shall be as determined by the commissioner. 3. Such waiver permits shall be issued by issuing agents appointed pursuant to subdivision one of section twelve hundred three-a of this article by governing bodies of cities, villages and towns having a popu- lation of less than one million to persons with disabilities who: (a) are residents of New York state; and (b) are residents of the city, town or village in which such issuing agent is located, except that, an issuing agent, in his or her discretion, may issue a permit to a severely disabled person who is not a resident of the city, town, or village in which such issuing agent is located where such person resides in a city, town, or village in which the governing body has not appointed an issuing agent; and (c) hold a valid driver's license issued by New York state; and (d) are severely disabled persons, as defined in subdivision four of section four hundred four-a of this chapter, whose severe disability, as certified by a licensed physician, limits one or more of the following: (i) fine motor control in both hands; (ii) ability to reach or access a parking meter due to use of a wheel- chair or other ambulatory device; or (iii) ability to reach a height of forty-two inches from the ground due to the lack of finger, hand or upper extremity strength or mobility. 4. For the purposes of this section, such waiver permit shall be for use exclusively in a vehicle it Such permit shall not be transferable and shall be forfeited if used by any other person. Any abuse by any person to whom such waiver permit has been issued shall be sufficient cause for revocation of said permit. 5. The special metered parking waiver permit issued by the commission- er shall be recognized statewide and is the only valid permit, other than a special vehicle identification parking permit issued by cities having a population of one million or more pursuant to paragraph fifteen of subdivision a of section twenty-nine hundred three of the New York city charter, for the waiver of metered parking fees for certain severe- ly disabled drivers. 6. obtain a metered park- ing waiver permit → waived parking for hand- icapped persons issued by a municipality of the state pursuant to section twelve hundred three-a of this article and plates issued to a severely disabled person under section four hundred four-a of this chap- ter or plate and plates or plate or plate italics This section shall only apply such permit or plate 3. have metered parking fees waived under this section,

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Action History

1. May 27, 2026

   HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN TRANSPORTATION

2. March 27, 2026

   REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Sponsors

• Matthew Simpson · Primary

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