NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 178

HOUSE BILL 215

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 20-37.6 RELATING TO HANDICAPPED PARKING PRIVILEGES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 20-37.6(c) is hereby amended by striking the letter and numbers "D9-6" appearing in lines 3 and 8 thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the letter and numbers "R7-8".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-7(d) is hereby amended by striking the letter and numbers "D9-6" appearing in line 13 and inserting in lieu thereof the letter and numbers "R7-8".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 20-37.6(d) is hereby amended by striking the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The penalty for a violation of this section shall be ten dollars ($10.00) and whenever evidence shall be presented in any court of the fact that any automobile, truck or other vehicle was found to be parked in a properly designated handicapped parking space contrary to and in violation of the provisions of this section, it shall be prima facie evidence in any court in the State of North Carolina that such vehicle was parked and left in such space by the person, firm or corporation in whose name such vehicle is then registered and licensed according to the records of the Division of Motor Vehicles; provided, that no evidence tendered or presented under the authorization contained in this section shall be admissible or competent in any respect in any court or tribunal except in cases concerned solely with a violation of this section."

Sec. 4.  G.S. 20-37.6 is amended by adding a new subsection to be designated subsection "(e)" and to read as follows:

"(e)       Notwithstanding any other provision of the General Statutes, the provisions of this section relative to handicapped parking shall be enforced by State, county, city and other municipal authorities in their respective jurisdictions whether on public or private property in the same manner as is used to enforce other parking laws and ordinances by said agencies."

Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective on July 1, 1979.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 22nd day of March, 1979.