Misuse of Disabled Person Placard or License Plate
San Diego Municipal Code § 86.0152
in effect§86.0152 Misuse of Disabled Person Placard or License Plate
(a) Purpose. This section is enacted pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 22511.57 authorizing local authorities to enforce misuse of distinguishing placards or special license plates, intended for disabled persons or disabled veterans, as parking violations instead of misdemeanors.
(b) No person shall park or stand a vehicle on a street or highway, or in a parking stall or space in a privately or publicly owned or operated offstreet parking facility when the vehicle displays, in order to obtain special parking privileges, a disabled person placard or license plate, and any of the following conditions are met:
(1) The records of the Department of Motor Vehicles for the identification number assigned to the placard or license plate indicate that the placard or license plate has been reported as lost, stolen, surrendered, cancelled, revoked, or expired, or was issued to a person who has been reported as deceased for a period exceeding 60 days; or
(2) The placard or license plate is displayed on a vehicle that is not being used to transport, and is not in the reasonable proximity of, the person to whom the license plate or placard was issued or a person who is authorized to be transported in the vehicle displaying that placard or license plate; or
(3) The placard or license plate is counterfeit, forged, altered, or mutilated.
(c) Notwithstanding section 12.0201 of the Municipal Code, a violation of section 86.0152 is subject to a civil penalty and is not an infraction.
(“Misuse of Disabled Person Placard or License Plate” added 10-20-2015 by O-20571 N.S.; effective 11-19-2015.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter08/Ch08Art06Division01.pdf#page=26Fetched: 10/28/2026