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LABRADOR Accessible Parking Regulations (Filed April 11, 2019) Under the authority of section 187 of the Highway Traffic Act, I make the following regulations. Dated at St. John's, April 10, 2019. Sherry
Gambin-Walsh REGULATIONS Analysis 1. Short title 2. Definitions 3. Parking permit 4. Permit required 5. Permits from other jurisdictions 6. Curb ramp 7. Penalty 8. Repeal Short title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Accessible Parking Regulations. 2. For the purpose of
these regulations (a) "accessible parking space" means a parking space, including access aisles, (i) designated by a RB-71 sign of any dimension or color from the Manual
of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for (ii) designated by a uniform traffic control sign of any dimension or color from the Canada Standards Association standard CSA B651, (iii) designated by a sign of any dimension or color bearing a symbol of a figure in a wheelchair, (iv) bearing a symbol of a figure in a wheelchair, or (v) painted blue in whole or in part; (b) "Act" means the Highway Traffic
Act; (c) "chiropractor" means a chiropractor as defined in the Chiropractors Act, 2009; (d) "curb ramp" means a ramp cut in the sidewalk with the lower edge of the ramp blending to the common surface of the finished grade; (e) "medical
practitioner" means a medical practitioner as defined in the Medical Act, 2011; (f) "permit" means a valid document
issued by the registrar to a person with a mobility challenge; (g) "person with a mobility challenge"
means (i) a person who, because of a mobility challenge,
requires the use of a special transit facility, (ii) a person who has (A) lost
the use of one or more lower extremities, (B) significant
limitation in the use of lower extremities, or (C) a
disease or disorder which substantially impairs or interferes with mobility, (iii) a person who has a lung disease that causes his
or her respiratory expiratory volume, per second, when measured by spirometry, to
be less than one litre per second or his or her arterial oxygen tension (p02) to
be less than 60mm/Hg on room air at rest, (iv) a person who has a cardiovascular disease that
causes his or her functional limitations to be classified in severity as to
standards accepted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, or (v) a person who, because of a visual or other
impairment, requires specialized access to ensure safety; and (h) "registered
nurse" means a registered nurse as defined in the Registered Nurses Act, 2008. 3. (1) The
registrar shall issue a permit to a person who (a) submits an application in the form prescribed by the registrar; and (b) provides documentation satisfactory to the registrar from a medical practitioner, registered nurse or chiropractor confirming the person's mobility challenge. (2) The registrar shall renew a permit where a
person (a) submits an application in the form prescribed by the registrar; and (b) where requested by the registrar, provides documentation satisfactory to the registrar from a medical practitioner, registered nurse or chiropractor confirming the person's mobility challenge. (3) A person who holds a permit shall surrender
the permit upon request of a peace officer. (4) A permit remains the property of the Crown and
shall be returned to the registrar upon
request. Permit required 4. (1) A person other than the holder of a permit or a person accompanying the holder of a permit shall not park, temporarily or otherwise, a motor vehicle in an accessible parking space. (2) A permit shall be displayed in the windshield
of a vehicle occupying an accessible parking space. (3) A person shall not display a permit which (a) has expired; (b) does not contain a valid expiry date; or (c) is otherwise invalid. Permits from other jurisdictions 5. A motor vehicle displaying a
valid permit, number plate or other marker bearing the symbol of a figure in
a wheelchair and issued by another jurisdiction shall be entitled to the same privileges
as a motor vehicle displaying a permit issued under these regulations. 6. (1) A person shall not park
within (2) Subsection (1) does not apply where (a) the curb ramp is located in or adjoins an accessible parking space; and (b) the person parked in the accessible parking space holds a permit. 7. A person who contravenes a provision of these regulations is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to (a) a fine of not less than $400 and not more than $700; and (b) in default of payment of a fine, imprisonment for not less than 2 days and not more than 10 days. ©Queen's Printer |