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ISSUE: How to Report Bogus Use of a Disabled Parking Placard

May 07 2015
Written by David Lazarus.

Date: May 8, 2015 

A reader asks if there's an effective way to report potential placard fraud. 

"I tried the direct approach with the DMV and that seemed to be fruitless," he says. 

In California, about 1 in 10 drivers are legally registered to carry blue and red disabled placards. It's been estimated that roughly a third of vehicles displaying such tags may be cases of fraudulent use of such tags. (Read the rest … including David’s advice on how to report a scofflaw … here)   

 

-cw

 

 

CityWatch

Vol 13 Issue 38

Pub: May 8, 2015

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