Designated handicap parking spaces are for the exclusive use of vehicles displaying county-issued handicap hangtags or disabled license plates. Individuals who park in handicap spaces must display from their rearview mirror their own valid TAMU parking permit AND county-issued handicap hangtag (or disabled license plate affixed in the designated location on the vehicle). The TAMU permit must be hanging closest to the windshield and the county-issued handicap hangtag behind. Unauthorized parking in handicap parking spaces, in the access aisles between two handicap spaces, or blocking handicap ramps is a violation for which persons will be issued a $110 citation. Night privileges are not extended to handicap spaces for vehicles without handicap designation.

Persons who park in handicap spaces must display their own valid TAMU parking permit, and county-issued handicap hangtag or disabled license plate. The handicap hangtag or disabled license plate must be issued in the name of the person displaying the TAMU parking permit. Handicap placards, driver license, identification card and similar information must be provided upon request by uniformed Parking Service Officer or University Police Officer in order to demonstrate proof of eligibility for handicap parking privileges.

With a county-issued handicap hangtag or disabled license plate, a person may park in any available plainly marked legal space within the lot if all handicap spaces in the assigned lot are occupied. (Map)

Companions who drive for handicapped individuals may utilize designated handicapped parking spaces only in the lots where they are transporting the individual with the disabling condition. It would be considered a violation of the parking regulations for a companion to drop a disabled passenger at a building on one side of campus and park in a handicap space on the other side of campus. Companions parking in handicap spaces must display the handicapped individual's county-issued hangtag or be driving the individual's vehicle with a handicapped license plate, in addition to the disabled person's TAMU parking permit.

An ADA coordinator on staff with Transportation Services has been designated to insure compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in section 35.107 of the Department of Justice regulations. Information concerning the provisions contained and the rights provided within the Americans with Disabilities Act are available from the coordinator. Transportation Services is committed to providing programs and services that do not discriminate on the basis of disability.

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