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WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 318.18(6), Florida Statutes, fines associated with illegally parking in a space provided for people with disabilities may be waived under certain circumstances, and
WHEREAS, one such circumstance requires the individual receiving the citation to provide proof that he/she possessed a valid disabled parking permit or license plate to the issuing law enforcement agency, and
WHEREAS, the Volusia County Police Chief’s Association has approved a policy which would allow the Volusia County Clerk of Court’s office to review submissions of proof on behalf of the issuing law enforcement agencies;
NOW THEREFORE, I, JAMES R. CLAYTON, Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, hereby order that the Volusia County Clerk of Court’s office is authorized to act on behalf of Volusia County law enforcement agencies for purposes of reviewing documentation submitted by recipients of handicap parking citations. Said documentation must prove that the recipient possessed a valid disabled parking permit or license plate at the time the citation was issued.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that upon a showing of proof that the recipient possessed a valid disabled parking permit or license plate at the time the citation was issued, and payment of a $7.50 dismissal fee, the Clerk of Court’s office shall dismiss the citation.
Nothing in this Order shall prohibit the recipient of a handicap parking citation from obtaining an affidavit of compliance from the issuing law enforcement agency pursuant to Sec. 318.18(6), Florida Statutes.
TO BE RECORDED in Volusia County, FL.
DONE AND ORDERED in DeLand, Volusia County, Florida this 30th day of September 2022.
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