Printable Format8-1,129. Unlawful parking in accessible parking; blocking access ramp or aisle; penalties. (a) At no time, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the law or the directions of a law enforcement officer or official traffic-control device, shall a person:
(1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle, as defined in K.S.A. 8-126, and amendments thereto, in any parking space designated as accessible parking without displaying a special license plate, permanent placard or disabled veteran license plate and an individual identification card, or a valid temporary placard. Placards shall be displayed in accordance with subsection (a) of K.S.A. 8-1,125, and amendments thereto;
(2) stop, stand or park a vehicle so that it blocks an access entrance;
(3) stop, stand or park a vehicle so that it blocks a disabled parking stall;
(4) stop, stand or park a vehicle so that it blocks an access aisle; or
(5) stop, stand or park a vehicle in an access aisle between or beside a designated accessible parking space.
(b) Each violation of subsection (a) is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100.
(c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall be enforced by law enforcement officers on public and private property.
History: L. 1986, ch. 36, § 6; L. 1987, ch. 44, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 35, § 7; L. 1992, ch. 105, § 15; L. 1995, ch. 186, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 68, § 6; July 1.
Attorney General's Opinions:
Illegal parking, standing or stopping; liability of registered owner of vehicle. 94-86.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. What constitutes a "traffic offense" as defined in K.S.A. 8-2117(d) examined; driving with suspended license (K.S.A. 8-262) held not within definition. State v. Frazier, 248 Kan. 963, 971, 811 P.2d 1240 (1991).
2. Charge imposed by state for disabled placards and identification cards not a tax for tax injunction act purposes. Marcus v. State of Kan. Dept. of Revenue, 980 F. Supp. 398, 400 (1997).