Title 9, Vehicle Code

Parking Signs. The director may, by regulation, place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on any highway in the Commonwealth where such stopping, standing, or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standi…

Unattended Motor Vehicles. No person operating or in charge of a motor vehicle may permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the ignition key and effectively setting the brake, and, when standing upon any grade, turning the fr…

Passing a Government Transit Bus. (a) Restricted Passing: No vehicle operator shall overtake or pass a government transit bus stopped for loading or unloading passengers on the side where passengers are entering or exiting until the bus has resumed motion and passengers have reac…

Persons With Disabilities Defined. For the purposes of this article, the terms “persons with disabilities,” “physically disabled persons” and “disabled persons” are used interchangeably and mean a person with a disability attributable to the following mental or physical impairmen…

Parking Privileges for Persons With Disabilities; Special Identification From Other Jurisdictions. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other statutory provision, any person with a disability shall be allowed to park a vehicle displaying a special identification parking placard issued und…

Application for Special Identification Placard; Expiration and Renewal of Placards; Temporary Special Identification Placards. (a) (1) Any disabled person may apply to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for issuance of a special identification placard that may be displayed for parking …

Presentation of Identification and Evidence of Issuance of Placard to Peace Officer Upon Request. (a) Any person using a special identification placard issued pursuant to 9 CMC § 5653 for parking as permitted by that section shall, upon request of any peace officer or person auth…

Cancellation or Revocation of Special Identification Placard; Grounds. (a) The Bureau of Motor Vehicles may cancel or revoke a special identification placard issued pursuant to this article in any of the following events: (1) When the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is satisfied that th…

Designation by Local Authorities of Parking for Persons With Disabilities. Any local authority may, by local law, designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of any vehicle which displays a special identification placard issued pursuant to 9 CMC § 5653. Whenever a local author…

Removal of Unauthorized Vehicles From Parking Areas Designated for Persons With Disabilities; Designation of Parking Areas. (a) Businesses or privately owned facilities that provide goods or services to the public and government agencies shall provide accessible parking spaces as…

Prior Signs and Other Designations of Parking Reserved for Persons With Disabilities. Signs erected by owners or operators of private parking facilities to reserve parking for persons with disabilities prior to the passage of this article shall be altered or replaced to conform w…

Disabilities. Standards for Parking Reserved for Persons With All open off-street parking areas shall provide parking spaces for use by motor vehicles which transport physically disabled persons, in accordance with the following minimum standards: (a) In any parking area or facil…

Citation; Penalties; Registered Owner and Driver Both Responsible. (a) It is unlawful for any person to park or cause a vehicle to be parked in a parking space reserved for the use of persons with disabilities. If a parking space requires both a sign and paint, but is not equippe…

Curb Markings; Parking Meters. (a) The Department of Public Safety is authorized to establish special parking zones by use of paint upon curbs or upon the roadway. The Department of Public Works shall cause any established parking zone to be painted by colors which indicate the n…