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House strengthens penalties for illegal disability parking, makes registered owner liable in many cases
Summary
The House amended and passed House Bill 38 to increase fines for disability parking violations, convert certain violations into parking infractions, and establish owner liability when the vehicle was used by another person; the amendment passed 79-21 and the final bill passed 93-7 on second reading.
Representative Steve Oblander sponsored House Bill 38 to strengthen enforcement of disability-accessible parking. The bill updates Montana law from a misdemeanor framework to a tiered fine structure for illegally using disability parking spaces and access aisles, increases penalties, and clarifies enforcement procedures.
Representative Baum offered an amendment (HB38.002.001) to make the registered owner of a vehicle liable for citations when the vehicle was parked in a disabled parking space by someone…
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