Text of section effective on September 01, 2011
- (a) A person commits an offense if, without the department's authorization, the person manufactures, sells, or possesses a placard that is deceptively similar to a disabled parking placard.
- (b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly parks a vehicle displaying a counterfeit placard in a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities.
- (c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.
- (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.