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WTR wrote:

JALLEN wrote:It's not illegal to use a placard to park as long as the person the placard is assigned to is present and was transported in the vehicle.

It is illegal to use the placard of another to park if that person isn't along on the ride.
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That's not what the DMV (TX) told me. Yhe owner of the card must be utilizing the card......not just present.

Maybe, as Aunt Gracie sometimes said, "they misunderstood what you heard."

If you think about it, the person entitled to the placard is either driving or riding in the vehicle, "present" when it is used. Otherwise, it is a violation.

It's not illegal to use a placard to park as long as the person the placard is assigned to is present and was transported in the vehicle.

It is illegal to use the placard of another to park if that person isn't along on the ride.

Texas is rather generous in granting HC placards. I qualified for one here, being on supplemental oxygen for pulmonary fibrosis, but did not in CA.

I always take HC parking when available rather than the next most convenient spot, so a healthy person can park in that spot who cannot use the HC spot.