SECRETARY OF STATE JESSE WHITE’S OFFICE WILL BE LOOKING FOR DRIVER’S ABUSING DISABILITY PARKING SPACES THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
STINGS WILL BE HELD AT SHOPPING MALLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE DURING THE HOLIDAYS…AND FINES GIVEN TO THOSE ILLEGALLY PARKED IN SPOTS RESERVED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. SECRETARY WHITE SAYS EFFORTS LIKE THIS HAVE LOWERED THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS.
THE FINE FOR PARKING IN AN ACCESSIBLE SPACE WITHOUT THE CORRECT PLACARD OR DISABILITY LICENSE PLATES IS 350 DOLLARS, AND THE FINE FOR MISUSING A PLACARD IS UP TO 600 HUNDRED DOLLARS AND POSSIBLE LICENSE SUSPENSION.
THE EFFORT BEGINS BLACK FRIDAY AT MALLS IN BLOOMINGTON AND SPRINGFIELD AMONG OTHER PLACES AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS.
