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Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 657–6437 | dmvpublicaffairs@dmv.ca.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2019
Sacramento – Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) caught 145 people misusing disabled person parking placards during 19 enforcement operations in July 2019. Offenders had their placard confiscated and face fines that range from $250 to $1,000.
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 July:
| Date | City | Citations Issued | Drivers Contacted* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date7/2 | CityDel Mar | Citations Issued10 | Drivers Contacted*242 |
| Date7/3 | CityDel Mar | Citations Issued14 | Drivers Contacted*198 |
| Date | CitySan Jose | Citations Issued7 | Drivers Contacted*155 |
| Date7/9 | CityFresno | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*50 |
| Date | CityOxnard/Ventura | Citations Issued5 | Drivers Contacted*72 |
| Date7/10 | CityRiverbank/Modesto | Citations Issued3 | Drivers Contacted*28 |
| Date | CityAnaheim | Citations Issued8 | Drivers Contacted*54 |
| Date | CityLos Angeles | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*22 |
| Date | CityLos Angeles | Citations Issued13 | Drivers Contacted*195 |
| Date | CityRosemead | Citations Issued19 | Drivers Contacted*132 |
| Date7/11 | CityTechachapi | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*42 |
| Date7/16 | CityRancho Cordova | Citations Issued2 | Drivers Contacted*82 |
| Date7/17 | CitySan Francisco | Citations Issued3 | Drivers Contacted*88 |
| Date7/18 | CityOntario | Citations Issued12 | Drivers Contacted*167 |
| Date7/23 | CityRohnert Park | Citations Issued3 | Drivers Contacted*55 |
| Date | CityCerritos | Citations Issued13 | Drivers Contacted*128 |
| Date7/24 | CitySan Diego | Citations Issued4 | Drivers Contacted*106 |
| Date7/25 | CityWheatland | Citations Issued7 | Drivers Contacted*81 |
| Date | CityRico Rivera | Citations Issued10 | Drivers Contacted*57 |
| DateTotal: | City19 operations | Citations Issued145 | Drivers Contacted*1,954 |
*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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