Handicap permitted vehicles have access to any handicap signed spaces including those within barricaded lots. Contact us at 581.4047 for any parking assistance. The University of Maine complies with the federal standards for the number of handicap-designated parking spaces in relation to the number of parking spaces on the campus. These spaces are allocated in specific parking lots by the anticipated need in that area. Q. I have a state issued handicap placard or plate for my vehicle; do I still need a University permit? A. Yes. We are a “parking-by-permit” campus. Faculty, staff and students purchase a yearly permit. Visitors to the campus may obtain a one-day permit free of charge or purchase a yearly permit. Permits may be purchased at Parking and Transportation Services, 523 DTAV. The Parking Services - 523 DTAV Community Center, located across from the UCU on Rangeley Road. The Police Department - 83 Rangeley Road. To know how to apply for handicap parking permit online follow the link provided.
There is a parking pass kiosk in the main lobby. Q. I broke my leg this past weekend skiing. Can I get a temporary handicap permit for the six weeks I will be on crutches? A. Yes, MaineCard Services or Parking and Transportation Services will issue you a temporary handicap permit for up to seven days. This permit is valid for handicap spaces on the campus only. You will be provided with a state handicap permit request form (PDF) requiring your doctor’s signature. Take the completed form to the Bureau of Motor Vehicle Registry to obtain a longer-term handicap placard. Q.I am a commuter student and walking from the CCA lot seems like a long ways on crutches. Am I able to park closer to my destination? A. Yes. As long as both permits, a state handicap permit and University permit, are displayed, you can park in any handicap-designated space.
Q.I broke my leg this weekend, but I haven’t been able to get a handicap placard yet. Anyone can see that I am handicapped so I parked in a handicap space. Is this going to cause a problem? It may be obvious to you, but the enforcement officer wasn’t present when you got out of your vehicle. Avoid this by stopping at MaineCard Service Center or Parking and Transportation Services. Q. I’m a student and when I arrive each morning for class all the handicap spaces are taken near my building. I parked in the egress area (zebra striped area) and received a citation for improper parking. A. The egress area is next to the handicap space reserved to allow a disabled person to get out of their vehicle. If your vehicle is parked there, it limits accessibility. If you find all the handicap spaces full, try an adjacent lot. A parking lot on the other side of the building may have an open space. If you continue having difficulties, contact Student Accessibility Services , 581-2319 for shuttle service information.
Can a person go to jail for misusing a handicap placard? Is a violation of California 4461 a crime? Fraudulent disability placards is a California “wobblette” offense. Whether the offender has a history of similar or other violations. Vehicle Code 4461 is often punished as a civil infraction. Defendants sentenced to probation may have to pay a fine and/or perform community service or attend counseling. This fine will usually be imposed against someone who misuses a placard or plates to park in a handicapped spot or zone. It is less likely to be imposed against someone who wrongfully allows another person to use his or her DP tags or plates. What are the best defenses to the charge? No actual misuse because the defendant was transporting a disabled person. People are not guilty under VC 4461 of letting someone else use their handicapped placard or plate unless they knowingly allowed it. If a family member, friend or acquaintance was used your disabled placard illegally, an overzealous DMV investigator may want to charge you too. But you cannot be punished just for not keeping close enough track of your placard.
The person using the vehicle was transporting that person. The person with the disability does not need to be in the car in order for this to be a legitimate act. Example: Ed, a former soldier, lost his leg in an explosion in Afghanistan. Ed applied for and received disabled veteran plates for his car. Ed’s friends and family can then drive Ed’s car when they do things together. One day Ed’s daughter, Lois, takes Ed to a doctor’s appointment. She drops him in front of the building and then goes to park the car. A cop sees Lois get out of the car with no apparent disability. The cop issues a ticket. But because Lois was transporting Ed, to whom the plates were issued, and Ed is nearby, Lois is not guilty. The person with the disability does not need to be in the car in order for this to be a legitimate act. What is a disabled person placard?
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