Senate Bill No. 441
(By Senators Hunter, Unger and Love)
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[Introduced March 3, 2005; referred to the Committee
on Military; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §17A-3-15a, relating
to providing that disabled veterans and veterans who received
the purple heart may park free at metered parking spaces at
any municipality in the state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §17A-3-15a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3. ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION; ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.
§17A-3-15a. Free parking for disabled veterans and veterans
awarded the purple heart.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any
person who is a disabled veteran from the United States Armed
Forces or who was awarded the purple heart, may park at any metered parking space in any municipality in this state without being
required to deposit any sum of coins or currency into the meter:
Provided, That an appropriate designation must appear on the
person's registration plate under the provisions of section
fourteen of this article demonstrating that the person is a
disabled veteran or was awarded the purple heart.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that disabled
veterans and veterans who received the purple heart, may park free
at metered parking spaces at any municipality in the state.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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