My boyfriend was in a rush to get to work, and so he parked in a handicap area, and put up his old handicap sign on his mirror...(he has surgery 2 years ago, and he changed the date on the sign and put it up on his rear view mirror) well, when he got out of work, he saw a ticket on his window that said "Alterted handicap ticket" i guess the cop recognized that he had changed it. how serious is this offense? he will have to go to court, but is there any serious punishment that he could face? the past year he has been on probabtion due to a ticket he had gotten, and instead of putting points on his record, the judge told him that he is on probabtion for one year, and during that one year he is not allowed to get any ticket...so with this handicap sign issue, he broke his probabtion...so OVERALL story, what is he looking at, and how serious is it? I would really appreciate any real help, I am a little worried about him.. thank you.
2007-03-25 17:12:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I'm in West Virginia and I called the State Troopers for this question. They told me that he broke his probation because he got another ticket so that's a fine(up to $2,000.00) or 30 days in jail or both depending on the judge. Now altering a handicapped tag is a felony and you get jailtime plus a fine up to $10,000.00. Jailtime length depends on 'other factors', such as breaking probation.
In other words, he's up the creek!
2007-03-25 17:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by miladybc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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My boyfriend was in a rush to get to work, and so he parked in a handicap area, and put up his old handicap sign on his mirror...(he has surgery 2 years ago, and he changed the date on the sign and put it up on his rear view mirror) well, when he got out of work, he saw a ticket on his window that...
2015-08-06 02:15:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would most likely be a fraud felony in most states. Here in California, you'd be facing hefty fines, an appearance in front of a judge and possible jail time. I know parking in a handicapped space without a permit is $2,000 in the state of CA so I'm assuming forging one would be more.
2007-03-25 17:17:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs to park in a regular parking place and make his own sign to hang that says HANDICAPPED BRAIN. In the last two years I have had to have a handicap thing for the mirror, each six months at a time. As I got closer to recovery with the ability to walk normally, I started parking in regular spaces and leaving the handicapped ones to those that really really need them due to chronic problems.
2007-03-25 17:26:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Texas, parking in the space without a permit is up to $500 fine. Altering an existing permit is punishable by up to 90 days in jail, but will most likely result in only a fine if it is a first offense. Manufacturing fake permits is punishable by up to 6 months in jail and a $2,500 fine.
2007-03-25 17:22:42 · answer #6 · answered by bichomau1965 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I think anyone that uses the handicapped spots that do not need them should get their car impounded. they are reserved for handicapped people for a reason.
2007-03-25 17:19:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've already asked this question. He's may go to jail for either fraud or forgery and rightfully so. Being in a rush is NO excuse to take a parking spot away from the disabled. There is NO excuse for being late for work either.
2007-03-25 17:40:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
An extremely high fine. Will they revoke his probation? I cannot say but it is a possibility. Nonetheless, he's going to pony up some serious cash as well he should.
2007-03-25 17:44:00 · answer #9 · answered by Grampa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not like its a felony but there will definitely be a fine.
2007-03-25 17:15:23 · answer #10 · answered by LA Law 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋