From the Boston Globe 8/13,
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/08/13/
many_use_handicap_permits_illegally/?page=1
... three Boston commercial districts where parking is particularly
scarce... nearly a third of the roughly 1,000 placards they saw on
vehicles were being used by people who were not disabled and had been
issued to someone else.
Forty-nine placards were used repeatedly even though the registered
holder of the permit had died -- in some cases several years ago.
Nine placards had been renewed since the person's death. ...
... woman who inherited her well-worn placard from her mother, who
got it from her now-deceased mother.
... Each violator was forced to surrender the permit and ordered to
pay a $500 fine. Their licenses were suspended for 30 days.
...[Written by] Andrea Estes [who] can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Three cheers for Andrea!
Alton
