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169.345.2

Statute ID: 19446

Statute Function ID: 39124

Parking Privileges for Physically Disabled - Definitions

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Statute Number:

169.345.2

Enactment Date:

May 24, 2023

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2023

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Parking Privileges for Physically Disabled - Definitions

Statute ID:

19446

Created:

Jul 19, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jul 19, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Amended 2023 C68 Art4 Sect50; New (f)(10) and (g)

Summary Text:

Parking Privileges for Physically Disabled - Definitions

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/345.html

Legislative Session:

2023 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 19, 2023

(a) For the purpose of section 168.021 and this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.
(b) "Health professional" means a licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, licensed physical therapist, or licensed chiropractor.

(c) "Long-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than 12 months but not greater than 71 months.

(d) "Organization certificate" means a certificate issued to an entity other than a natural person for a period of three years.

(e) "Permit" refers to a permit that is issued for a period of 30 days, in lieu of the certificate referred to in subdivision 3, while the application is being processed.

(f) "Physically disabled person" means a person who:

(1) because of disability cannot walk without significant risk of falling;

(2) because of disability cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest;

(3) because of disability cannot walk without the aid of another person, a walker, a cane, crutches, braces, a prosthetic device, or a wheelchair;

(4) is restricted by a respiratory disease to such an extent that the person's forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter;

(5) has an arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) of less than 60 mm/Hg on room air at rest;

(6) uses portable oxygen;

(7) has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards set by the American Heart Association;

(8) has lost an arm or a leg and does not have or cannot use an artificial limb; or

(9) has a disability that would be aggravated by walking 200 feet under normal environmental conditions to an extent that would be life threatening; or

(10) is legally blind.

(g) A pregnant person experiencing any of the conditions described in paragraph (f) is eligible for parking privileges pursuant to this section.

(h) "Short-term certificate" means a certificate issued for a period greater than six months but not greater than 12 months.

(i) "Six-year certificate" means a certificate issued for a period of six years.

(j) "Temporary certificate" means a certificate issued for a period not greater than six months.