Sec. 9. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a county, city, or town from adopting and enforcing an ordinance that regulates standing or parking of motor vehicles in a space reserved for a person with a physical disability under section 2 of this chapter, IC 9-21-1-3, or IC 9-21-18-4.

     (b) An ordinance described in subsection (a) may not conflict with this chapter.

     (c) An ordinance described in subsection (a) may not require a person to obtain or display any permit, registration plate, or registration decal to stand or park in a space reserved for a person with a physical disability under section 2 of this chapter, except the following:

(1) A parking placard for a person with a physical disability issued under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8.

(2) A disabled veteran‘s registration plate issued under IC 9-18-18 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-5 or a modified Purple Heart license plate under IC 9-18-19-1(b) (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-6-1(b).

(3) A registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability issued under IC 9-18-22 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-8.

     (d) An ordinance described in subsection (a) must permit a motor vehicle displaying:

(1) an unexpired parking permit for a person with a physical disability;

(2) an unexpired disabled veteran’s registration plate; or

(3) an unexpired registration plate or decal for a person with a physical disability;

issued under the laws of another state to stand or park in a space reserved for a person with a physical disability but only when the vehicle is being used to transport a person with a physical disability.

As added by P.L.71-1987, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.40; P.L.72-1989, SEC.3; P.L.2-1991, SEC.33; P.L.22-1991, SEC.3; P.L.23-1993, SEC.16; P.L.216-2014, SEC.4; P.L.198-2016, SEC.16.