Most of us know a friend or family member who is issued a disabled person placard and the frustration when drivers are parking illegally in disabled parking areas. Fortunately, the state of California has created several laws to protect these limited parking spots for those that need them.
We all know that it is against the law for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in a space designated for a disabled person, unless the vehicle displays a disabled person placard or a disabled person license plate [CVC 22507.8 (a)]. Most of us also know that it is against the law for any person to obstruct or block access to a disabled parking space [CVC22507.8 (b)]. The intent of these two laws is clear, California wants to reserve these areas for people with disabled placards or license plates.
It is also important to know that it is against the law to park or leave standing any vehicle on the boundary lines of a disabled parking space or the pavement adjacent to the disable parking space marked by crosshatched lines [CVC 22507.8(c)]. Moreover, it is against California law to park a vehicle within three feet of any sidewalk access ramp (CVC 22522). These prohibitions are for everybody, including people properly displaying a disabled parking placard.
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