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Old 01-02-2025, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by polirudb View Post
This is from Florida State Statutes 316.1955 and specifically addresses when the person with the assigned placard (permit) is the passenger, not the driver.

(3) Any person who is chauffeuring a person who has a disability is allowed, without need for a disabled parking permit or a special license plate, to stand temporarily in any such parking space, for the purpose of loading or unloading the person who has a disability.  A penalty may not be imposed upon the driver for such temporary standing.

(4)(a) A vehicle that is transporting a person who has a disability and that has been granted a permit under s. 320.0848(1)(a) may be parked for a maximum of 30 minutes in any parking space reserved for persons who have disabilities.
That second part, I believe, refers primarily to "transport vehicles" like commercial handivans or mini-busses owned by rehab and assisted living centers. It doesn't apply to me, bringing my disabled mom to the supermarket. It doesn't mean I can only park there for 30 minutes, just because I'm the driver transporting my mom with the disability.