Owners or persons in control of private ways
or improved or enclosed property used as off-street parking areas
for businesses, shopping malls, theaters, auditoriums, sporting or
recreational facilities, cultural centers, or other places where the
public has a right of access shall reserve parking spaces in said
off-street parking areas for any vehicle owned and operated by a disabled
veteran or handicapped person whose vehicle bears the distinguishing
license plate authorized by MGL c. 90, § 2 in accordance
with the provision of MGL c. 40, § 21(23).
No person other than a disabled veteran or handicapped
person shall park or leave a vehicle unattended within parking spaces
designated as reserved for vehicles owned and operated by disabled
veterans or handicapped persons as authorized by Clause 23 of MGL
c. 40, § 21 or in such manner as to obstruct a curb ramp
designed for use by handicapped persons as a means of egress to a
street or public way.
[Amended 5-3-2010 ATM by Art. 15; 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 37]
For each offense a penalty of $100 shall be
imposed plus the cost of removing the vehicle in accordance with MGL
c. 266, § 120D.