Disabled Parking Placard Enforcement Catches 109 Abusers in October

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2018

Sacramento – Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) caught 109 people misusing disabled person parking placards during 21 enforcement operations in October. Offenders had their placard confiscated and face fines that range from $250 to $1,000. 

Since July 1, 2018, DMV investigators have verified 6,957 disabled person parking placards and found 749 being misused.

The DMV holds as many as 24 enforcement operations each month throughout the state targeted at curbing disabled person parking placard abuse.

The following results are from enforcement operations held in October 2018:

DateCityCitations IssuedDrivers Contacted*
Date10/3CityMartinezCitations Issued2Drivers Contacted*35
Date10/11CityLos AngelesCitations Issued7Drivers Contacted*52
Date10/11CityModesto/RiverbankCitations Issued6Drivers Contacted*30
Date10/16CityChula VistaCitations Issued6Drivers Contacted*105
Date10/16CityMarysville   Citations Issued7Drivers Contacted*137
Date10/16CityPorterville   Citations Issued4Drivers Contacted*38
Date10/16CitySelmaCitations Issued1Drivers Contacted*52
Date10/18CityEmeryville/OaklandCitations Issued1Drivers Contacted*33
Date10/18CitySan Diego   Citations Issued4Drivers Contacted*156
Date10/18CitySan Jose   Citations Issued6Drivers Contacted*85
Date10/22CityOxnardCitations Issued7Drivers Contacted*57
Date10/23CityCovinaCitations Issued11Drivers Contacted*89
Date10/23CityOceansideCitations Issued7Drivers Contacted*78
Date10/23CityRialtoCitations Issued6Drivers Contacted*156
Date10/24CityCitrus HeightsCitations Issued3Drivers Contacted*109
Date10/25CityColmaCitations Issued4Drivers Contacted*47
Date10/25CityLos AngelesCitations Issued5Drivers Contacted*21
Date10/25CityLos Angeles/Holmby HillsCitations Issued6Drivers Contacted*16
Date10/29CityNorthridgeCitations Issued8Drivers Contacted*150
Date10/29CityTustinCitations Issued4Drivers Contacted*44
Date10/30CityAlhambraCitations Issued4Drivers Contacted*45
DateTotals:City21 operationsCitations Issued109Drivers Contacted*1,535

 
*Drivers Contacted is the number of people DMV investigators contacted in order to verify their disabled person parking placard.

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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