Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 3095), Sec. 4

Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1336 (S.B. 52), Sec. 1

Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 3095), Sec. 4

Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1336 (S.B. 52), Sec. 1

Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 3095), Sec. 4

Text of subsection as amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1336 (S.B. 52), Sec. 1

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

   1. (1) manufactures, sells, or possesses a placard that is deceptively similar to a disabled parking placard; or
   2. (2) alters a genuine disabled parking placard.
2. (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.
3. (c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.
4. (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.

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.