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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2019
Sacramento – Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) caught 106 people misusing disabled person parking placards during 21 enforcement operations in August 2019. Offenders had their placard confiscated and face fines that range from $250 to $1,000.
During the past two months, DMV investigators have issued 251 citations and verified 3,536 disabled person parking placards were being used properly.
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 August 2019:
| Date | City | Citations Issued | Drivers Contacted* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date8/6 | CitySan Jose | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*44 |
| Date | CityVentura | Citations Issued7 | Drivers Contacted*130 |
| Date8/7 | CityGalt | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*108 |
| Date | CityRoseville | Citations Issued3 | Drivers Contacted*80 |
| Date | CitySan Francisco | Citations Issued2 | Drivers Contacted*87 |
| Date | CityStockton | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*15 |
| Date8/8 | CityLos Angeles | Citations Issued8 | Drivers Contacted*42 |
| Date8/9 | CitySanta Rosa | Citations Issued6 | Drivers Contacted*130 |
| Date8/12 | CityWoodland Hills | Citations Issued7 | Drivers Contacted*20 |
| Date8/13 | CityTehachapi | Citations Issued0 | Drivers Contacted*37 |
| Date8/15 | CitySan Diego | Citations Issued2 | Drivers Contacted*51 |
| Date | CitySignal Hill | Citations Issued7 | Drivers Contacted*88 |
| Date8/19 | CityMadera | Citations Issued2 | Drivers Contacted*67 |
| Date8/20 | CityChula Vista | Citations Issued5 | Drivers Contacted*83 |
| Date8/21 | CityLoss Angeles | Citations Issued3 | Drivers Contacted*15 |
| Date | CityValencia | Citations Issued8 | Drivers Contacted*40 |
| Date8/22 | CityCovina | Citations Issued6 | Drivers Contacted*83 |
| Date | CityDel Mar | Citations Issued3 | Drivers Contacted*68 |
| Date | CityFontana | Citations Issued11 | Drivers Contacted*203 |
| Date | CityIrvine | Citations Issued8 | Drivers Contacted*88 |
| Date8/27 | CityRosemead | Citations Issued6 | Drivers Contacted*103 |
| DateTotal: | City21 operations | Citations Issued106 | Drivers Contacted*1,582 |
*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 a 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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