MODERNIZE SYMBOL OF ACCESS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 533 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 29, 2017
AN ACT TO MODERNIZE THE SYMBOL OF ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Intro. by Hardister, Torbett, Dobson, Adcock.

Status: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House Action) (Apr 19 2017)
H 533

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 29 2017 - View Summary

    Directs the Department of Administration to design a new symbol indicating access or use by persons with disabilities, as specified, and to ensure that all signs in State buildings indicating access for persons with disabilities, that are installed or replaced on or after January 1, 2018, reflect the new symbol instead of the International Symbol of Access.

    Amends GS 20-37.5 to make technical and conforming changes, effective January 1, 2018. Amends GS 20-7 to require that the driver's license examination test ensures recognition of both the international symbol of access and the symbol of access created under this act, effective January 1, 2018.

    Amends GS 136-30(c) to authorize owners of private property containing a public vehicular area to place on the property a sign for handicapped parking spaces that includes the new symbol of access.

    Except as otherwise stated, the bill is effective when it becomes law.