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Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 657–6437 | dmvpublicaffairs@dmv.ca.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2019
Sacramento – Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) caught 106 people misusing disabled person parking placards during 18 enforcement operations in February. Offenders had their placard confiscated and face fines that range from $250 to $1,000.
Since July 1, 2018, DMV investigators have verified 13,494 disabled person parking placards and found 1,248 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 February 2019:
| Date | City | Citations Issued | Drivers Contacted* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date2/7 | CityMartinez | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*45 |
| Date2/12 | CityBakersfield | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*28 |
| Date | CityBaldwin Park | Citations Issued11 | Drivers Contacted*92 |
| Date | CityLincoln | Citations Issued3 | Drivers Contacted*90 |
| Date | CityLos Angeles | Citations Issued15 | Drivers Contacted*195 |
| Date | CityOrange | Citations Issued3 | Drivers Contacted*110 |
| Date2/13 | CityStockton | Citations Issued6 | Drivers Contacted*25 |
| Date2/16 | CityColma | Citations Issued1 | Drivers Contacted*34 |
| Date2/19 | CityChula Vista | Citations Issued9 | Drivers Contacted*137 |
| Date2/20 | CityBeverly Hills | Citations Issued1 | Drivers Contacted*42 |
| Date | CityVentura | Citations Issued10 | Drivers Contacted*86 |
| Date | CityVista | Citations Issued7 | Drivers Contacted*85 |
| Date2/21 | CityJackson | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*101 |
| Date | CityLos Angeles (Central) | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*63 |
| Date | CitySan Diego | Citations Issued5 | Drivers Contacted*132 |
| Date2/25 | CityFresno | Citations Issued6 | Drivers Contacted*69 |
| Date2/26 | CityColton | Citations Issued3 | Drivers Contacted*194 |
| Date | CityMonterey Park | Citations Issued10 | Drivers Contacted*59 |
| DateTotal: | City18 operations | Citations Issued106 | Drivers Contacted*1,587 |
*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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