Amendment #52 to H4661

Courtesy Retail Parking Spaces for Veterans

Mr. Scanlon of North Attleborough moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following section:

SECTION 10A. Chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 22A¾ the following section:-

Section 22A7/8. (a) A municipality may designate a parking space in off street parking lots, large retail parking lots and parking garages for the parking of a veteran in a motor vehicle that is owned and operated by the veteran and that displays a veteran registration plate issued pursuant to section 2 of chapter 90. The municipality shall be permitted to reserve not more than 2 parking spaces in parking lots with more than 1,000 parking spaces. Municipalities shall also be permitted to reserve not more than 2 additional spaces for every additional 500 parking spaces in a parking lot. The municipality shall erect and maintain a sign designating such a parking space that shall bear the words ''Veteran Parking Only— this space is reserved for those who have served. Unauthorized Vehicles May Be Removed At The Vehicle Owner's Expense''.

 (b) A violation of subsection (a) shall be punished by a fine of $100 and the city or town may provide for the removal of a vehicle in the manner provided in section 22D. The penalty shall not be a surchargeable offense under section 113B of chapter 175.

 (c) The chief executive officer, as defined in section 2 of Chapter 21D, shall work with the owning or managing party of eligible parking lots and garages pursuant to subsection (a) for the purposes of carrying out subsection (a).