March Crackdown on Disabled Parking Placard Abuse Results in 167 Citations

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PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA
April 4, 2018

DMV investigators have issued 1,831 citations statewide since July 1, 2017

Sacramento – Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) caught 167 out of 2,050 people fraudulently using disabled person parking placards during 20 enforcement operations throughout the state during the month of March.  Investigators confiscated the placards and issued each offender a misdemeanor citation that carries a $250 to $1,000 fine. The violation will also appear on their driver record.

Since July 1, 2017, DMV investigators have issued 1,831 citations during 191 crackdown efforts, which is more than the total 1,625 citations they handed out during previous 2016/17 fiscal year.

The DMV carries out as many as 24 enforcement operations each month in an effort to reduce the impact disabled person parking placard fraud has on the mobility of those with disabilities.

Here are the results of enforcement operations during March 2018:

DateCityCitations IssuedDrivers Contacted
3/5Camarillo / Oxnard756
3/6Napa340
3/6Stockton (San Joaquin Delta College)945
3/8Chula Vista686
3/13Bakersfield243
3/13Glendale (Glendale Galleria)20143
3/13Oroville11100
3/13Pico Rivera664
3/14Pomona1572
3/15Fontana8157
3/15Long Beach16154
3/15San Jose   3135
3/20Redwood City585
3/21El Cajon10226
3/26San Marcos196
3/27San Diego8171
3/28Brea447
3/28Fresno1091
3/28San Jose897
3/29North Highlands (Sacramento)15142
Totals:20 operations1672,050

Anyone who suspects a person might be misusing a disabled person placard is urged to report it using an online complaint form or by contacting their local DMV Investigations office. Submissions are confidential. It is important to note that some qualifying disabilities are not visually apparent and allegations of misuse might be unfounded.  

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