As used in this article, the following terms have the following
meanings:
HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE
Any parking space marked with a white striped outline and
designated by a sign that contains the reserved parking with universal
handicapped symbol in accordance with the R7-8 and R7-8P reserved
parking sign and penalty plate of the current Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices.
All stalls shall be 12 feet wide and signed with the R7-8 and
R7-8P (reserved parking sign and penalty plate) in the designated
parking areas for persons who have been issued the handicapped parking
permits by the Motor Vehicle Commission.
Parking spaces for the handicapped shall be constructed and
marked with signs in accordance with the Uniform Construction Code
of the State of New Jersey, Barrier Free Subcode.
No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space designated
and marked as being set aside for the handicapped in any public or
private parking facility unless said vehicle shall have affixed thereto
an identification certificate or marker issued by the New Jersey Motor
Vehicle Commission. Parking in a handicapped space without the aforesaid
identification shall create a rebuttable presumption that use of the
space was not for the handicapped.