(a) A person commits an offense if, without the department's authorization, the person:(1) manufactures, sells, or possesses a placard that is deceptively similar to a disabled parking placard; or(2) alters a genuine disabled parking placard.(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly parks a vehicle displaying a counterfeit or altered placard in a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities.(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.(d) For purposes of this section, a placard is deceptively similar to a disabled parking placard if the placard is not a genuine disabled parking placard but a reasonable person would presume that it is a genuine disabled parking placard. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 400, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 1473), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 1473), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
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