By: Springer  S.B. No. 904          (In the Senate - Filed February 14, 2023; March 3, 2023,   read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;   March 15, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 8,   Nays 0; March 15, 2023, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to presumption for an offense to accessible parking.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 681.011, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a) A person commits an offense if:                (1)  the person stands a vehicle on which are displayed   license plates issued under Section 504.201 or 504.202(b-1) or a   disabled parking placard in a parking space or area designated   specifically for persons with disabilities by:  deliver to the   attorney general all pertinent documents and information in the   secretary's possession.                      (A)  a political subdivision; or                      (B)  a person who owns or controls private   property used for parking as to which a political subdivision has   provided for the application of this section under Subsection (f);   and                (2)  the standing of the vehicle in that parking space   or area is not authorized by Section 681.006, 681.007, or 681.008.          (b)  A person commits an offense if the person stands a   vehicle on which license plates issued under Section 504.201 or   504.202(b-1) are not displayed and a disabled parking placard is   not displayed in a parking space or area designated specifically   for individuals with disabilities by:                (1)  a political subdivision; or                (2)  a person who owns or controls private property   used for parking as to which a political subdivision has provided   for the application of this section under Subsection (f).          (c)  A person commits an offense if the person stands a   vehicle so that the vehicle blocks an architectural improvement   designed to aid persons with disabilities, including an access   aisle or curb ramp.          (d)  A person commits an offense if the person lends a   disabled parking placard issued to the person to a person who uses   the placard in violation of this section.          (e)  In a prosecution under this section, it is presumed that   the registered owner of the motor vehicle is the person who left the   vehicle standing at the time and place the offense occurred.          (f)  A political subdivision may provide that this section   applies to a parking space or area for persons with disabilities on   private property that is designated in compliance with the   identification requirements referred to in Section 681.009(b). The   violation may not be dismissed for failure of the marking on the   parking space to comply with Texas law if the space is in general   compliance and is clearly distinguishable as a designated   accessible parking space for people who have disabilities. Only a   warning may be issued for unlawfully parking in a space designated   for persons with disabilities if there is no above-grade sign as   provided by law.          (g)  Except as provided by Subsections (h)-(k), an offense   under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less   than $500 or more than $750.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *