Fine for not having a “Disabled” sign on a car

For which category of population is the sign “disabled” intended?

As of 2021, only people who have been assigned the first or second disability group by the medical commission have the right to install a sign on their own vehicle indicating that there is a disabled person in the vehicle. According to the law, it can also be used by soldiers whose car is regularly ridden, even as a passenger, by a person with a preferential category with a 1st or 2nd disability group. Important information! Parents or guardians of disabled children can install a disabled person sticker and enjoy all its benefits, regardless of which group the medical board assigned.
In accordance with changes in legislation, starting from 2021, every car owner whose car has a disabled person’s sign affixed to it must always carry with them a certificate confirming the fact that the required disability group has been assigned to him and the person he is driving.

What does the “disabled” sign visually look like?

In accordance with Russian legislation, citizens who have received a disability group can drive vehicles only if their physical and moral condition allows them to do so. At the same time, the other participants in the DD must be aware that a person of a preferential category is traveling in front of them. For this purpose, a special sticker is attached.

Visually, it looks like a completely yellow square, each side of which is at least 15 cm, in the middle of which there is a picture of a person sitting in a wheelchair in the form of a diagram.

There is also a second sign on the same topic, also informing that the driver is a person who has received a disability group - a “deaf driver.” Visually, it looks like a yellow circle with a diameter of 16 cm, in the middle of which there are three bold dots that form an imaginary triangle.

Information plate size

The law establishes not only the appearance, which was slightly changed in 2021, but also the size of the plate. It is a yellow square, 150x150 mm in size, on the front side of which, in addition to a schematically depicted person in a wheelchair, is written:

Issue code.
Validity period (may be indefinite).
Individual number.

The reverse side of the document indicates the disability group, the number of the certificate that confirms it, the date of issue, as well as the signature and seal of the head of the selected Federal Medical and Social Expertise Institution.

The diameter of the “deaf driver” sticker is 16 cm, and the black circles inside it are 4 cm.

Rules for installing a sign on a car

According to traffic rules, the plate must be installed on the car in such a way that all the data on it is clearly visible to the traffic police officer. Also, the sign should not block the driver’s view of the road.

Based on these recommendations, the optimal place to install the sign is under the windshield and/or rear window.

The new image sign must not be bent or attached to glass using glue. To secure the sticker, you can use special suction cups, which will make it easy to remove.

It is believed that a sign cannot be laminated, but there is no such prohibition in any piece of legislation or regulation. Moreover, a sticker without additional protection quickly wears out and becomes unusable. Many people use a transparent file instead of lamination to avoid problems with the traffic police.

Where is the disabled sign installed on the car?

How to properly install a disabled sign on a car? According to current standards, a plate measuring 15 x 15 cm on a yellow background with an image of the “disabled person” sign in black is installed in the lower right corner on the windshield and the lower left part of the rear window.

Persons who sometimes transport a disabled person must remove the sign after the end of the transport. If a disabled person is driving a car, and he does not want to attach an identification mark, he will not face a fine. However, if it is impossible to confirm the status at the request of a traffic police officer, he faces a fine.

For all questions about installing a disabled sign on a car, you can contact our lawyers by phone or through an online application. Our experienced specialists will provide the necessary legal assistance. They can:

provide information on how to install a “disabled person” sign on a car in accordance with the law;
assess the legality of the actions of the inspectors who fined you for not having a sign or parking in a space for disabled people;
appeal the actions of the police to higher authorities or court.

Is there a registry sign?

Until recently, these signs were issued by the ITU and the MFC. Now signs are not issued, since the information is contained in an electronic register and, in theory, regulatory authorities should receive information from this source. Most users understood this introduction to mean that the “Disabled Person” sign on the car is no longer needed. But that was not the case, clarifications appeared from the traffic police.

Driving by a disabled person

According to the traffic rules, persons with disabilities have every right to drive a vehicle, provided they do not have a disease that would prevent safe driving. The list of limiting diseases was approved and came into force at the beginning of 2015.

Drivers with physical impairments usually use special identification signs that make it clear to other road users that a person with disabilities is driving. The sign is a yellow sign with a figure of a person in a wheelchair in the center. People with critical hearing loss use a yellow round sign with three circles that, when connected, create a triangle.

The appearance of the two signs and their location on the car is regulated.

The procedure for obtaining a driver's license for a person with health problems is practically no different from the standard one. The only exception is the choice of a driving school, since it must have the technical capabilities to train people with disabilities.

Peculiarities of application of traffic rules to disabled people

Disabled persons may not comply with the requirements of prohibition signs 3.2 and 3.3 prohibiting movement, as well as 3.28–3.30 prohibiting parking. In addition, a parking space with information sign 6.4 is specially provided for them, if it is supplemented with sign 8.17. Many parking lots near public places have special spaces for disabled people, which are usually the most convenient for exiting.

For the sake of such privileges, many drivers commit violations by illegally attaching stickers for disabled people to their cars. However, it should be borne in mind that drivers of such vehicles, in accordance with clause 2.1.1. Traffic regulations must be carried with you and handed over to the police officer for verification not only of your license and registration certificate, but also of documents indicating disability.

However, there is no specially designed form confirming disability. This means that the police officer can be presented with both a current certificate from a medical institution with a conclusion on disability, and a pension certificate indicating the disability group for which the pension is determined.

Signs not applicable to disabled people

The signs do not apply to:
3.28 – 3.30 – for vehicles driven by disabled people, transporting disabled people, including disabled children, if the identification mark “Disabled” is installed on these vehicles, as well as for vehicles of federal postal service organizations that have a white diagonal stripe on the side surface on a blue background, and in a taxi with the taximeter on;
3.2, 3.3 – for vehicles driven by disabled people of groups I and II, transporting such disabled people or disabled children, if the identification sign “Disabled” is installed on these vehicles;

Signs	Does not apply to
disabled people of groups I and II, disabled children
disabled people of groups I, II and III, disabled children

Thus, cars of disabled people of groups I and II and disabled children can pass under the traffic signs and the movement of motor vehicles is prohibited.

In addition, cars of disabled people of all groups may be parked within the coverage area of the parking prohibited signs.

These benefits were introduced in order to simplify the path of disabled people from the car to various institutions.

What are the advantages of sign owners?

Motorists driving cars with such a sticker are allowed to ignore the following road signs:

"Movement Prohibition".
“The movement of motor vehicles is prohibited.”
"No parking".
“Parking is prohibited, but only on odd days of the month.”
“Parking is prohibited, only on even days of the month.”

Only disabled people of the 3rd group are not allowed relaxations on the first two signs, which is documented in the Traffic Rules (paragraph 45.46).

How to get a “Disabled Driving” badge in 2021

Several years ago, anyone could find a “disabled person” sign in the public domain, which was actively used by scammers.

To reduce the number of counterfeit plates, it was decided to review the regulatory framework.

A number of adopted resolutions not only established a special procedure for obtaining a special sign, but also removed them from free sale. The main legal document that introduced significant changes was Order No. 443-nn of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation. Once accepted, the sticker is assigned not to the car, but to the person.

Important! The law does not require drivers with disabilities to use the sign. This is a voluntary procedure, so not having a sticker on your car is not an offense.

Required documents

To obtain a special sign, you must collect a package of documents, which includes:

Application requesting a sign.
Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, international passport or other document identifying the applicant.
Certificate of disability (issued by ITU after passing a special medical commission).
Vehicle registration certificate (if available).

Since the law does not establish a sample for an application for a plate, it is drawn up in any form. The document must indicate the name of the organization, as well as the applicant’s data (full name, passport details, registration address, etc.)

Dates and place of issue

The issuance of plates is carried out by regional offices of the ITU Bureau. You should choose a branch based on your place of registration or residential address. This organization also restores the sign in case of its loss or damage.

To reduce the number of counterfeit plates, it was decided to review the regulatory framework.

However, in the second case, you will have to re-submit the package of documents, since the first copy will be considered outdated. On average, it takes 30 days to check all documents and produce a sign.

Where can I apply for a special sign in Moscow?

Moscow roads are overcrowded with vehicles, and the parking problem is especially acute. Therefore, people with disabilities try to quickly get a sign that allows them to park in preferential spaces.

There are more than 90 ITU bureaus in the capital that provide special sign registration services. You can find out the addresses and phone numbers of branches on the website mfcgos.ru. The staff of the institution accepts both by appointment and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Important! It is not possible to issue a sign online. Documents must be submitted in person or through a legal representative.

What is needed to obtain a sign in Ukraine

On the territory of Ukraine, you don’t need to do anything to obtain a special sign. The plates are not personalized, without a personal number and are sold in the public domain. However, as in the Russian Federation, traffic police officers have the right to request a certificate confirming that the driver or his passenger has a disability.

If it is not available, and there are no visible signs of health problems, then the individual will be charged with the unreasonable use of a “disabled person” car sticker. Such a violation is punishable from 1020 to 1700 UAH, which in rubles is equal to 2701 and 4510, respectively.

How to confirm your disabled status in 2021?

In order not to receive a fine, a citizen must have the following documents:

driver's license;
STS;
OSAGO policy;
certificate of disability.

The “Disabled Person” sign obtained from the ITU authorities is affixed to the car (on the rear view glass or on the front window).

The absence of any of these documents gives the traffic police inspector the right to bring the car owner to administrative liability.

If a citizen, being a disabled person, does not park in specially designated places and does not want to use the right he has, he is not required to have a certificate of disability with him and should not stick a sign on the glass. In this case, he will not face a fine for parking in a space for disabled people.

Peculiarities of application of traffic rules to disabled people

Find out more about the prohibition sign from the article “Stopping prohibited sign: traffic rules, coverage area, exceptions.”

Important! Until December 31, 2021 inclusive, citizens using the “Disabled” car sign needed to apply for a free parking permit for a vehicle carrying a disabled person or a disabled child, online through a personal account on the State Services portal, the website of the Federal Register of Disabled Persons (FRI) or in person at the MFC. The traffic police have access to this system, and they can check whether there is a disabled person in the database or not.

Disabled parking

For motorists who benefit from disabled people's benefits, at least 10% of the total number of parking spaces are allocated, equipped with a special sign 8.17 Traffic Rules together with sign 6.4. Traffic rules The coverage area of the sign is indicated by the marking 1.24.3 of the Traffic Regulations; it duplicates and is used in conjunction with the symbol 8.17 of the Traffic Regulations.

This marking serves to ensure that a disabled person can freely get out of the car independently or with the help of a person accompanying him. In its absence, the coverage area of the parking lot for a disabled person will be located at a distance of up to 3.5 meters from signs 8.17 on the left and right sides.

Why are disabled parking spaces needed?

The fine for parking in a space for people with disabilities was not adopted to discriminate against other drivers, but because people with disabilities require special conditions to leave the car. This is due to the fact that unloading a wheelchair from a car requires a greater distance between individual parking spaces. A disabled person using a wheelchair needs to have a wide enough passage to move to and from the car. These circumstances are responsible for the increase in the size of such parking spaces.

These specialized parking lots are equipped in public places - near shopping centers, public institutions, stadiums, hospitals, etc. According to Resolution No. 1414, adopted on November 24, 2021 and aimed at the social protection of people with disabilities, in 2021, parking spaces intended for people with disabilities will be available. must be at least ten percent of the total (but at least one). This measure is intended to ensure unhindered access to public places and freedom of movement when getting into and out of a car in a parking lot. However, it is prohibited to charge disabled people for parking.

Ignoring Resolution No. 1414, according to, faces the following punishment:

for managers responsible for violation of requirements or who contributed to this through their inaction - a fine of three to five thousand rubles;
for organizations - a fine of thirty to fifty thousand rubles.

The specified parking spaces should not contain elements (curbs, steps, etc.) that impede the movement of disabled people.

Requirements for placing parking spaces for disabled people

In the Federal Law “On Social Protection of Disabled Persons in the Russian Federation” No. 181 of November 24, 1995, Article 15 specifies that at each parking lot (stop) of vehicles for parking disabled people, at least 10% of the available spaces must be allocated, but not less than 1.

P 4.2.2 of the Code of Rules 59.13330.2012 (hereinafter referred to as the Code of Rules) specifies that the parking area for personal vehicles of disabled people should be located near the entrance to the building, in particular, if we are talking about an enterprise - no further than 50 m, if it is a residential building – no further than 100 m.

Clause 4.2.4 of the Code of Rules involves marking a parking space for a person with disabilities in a wheelchair measuring 6.0x3.6 m, which allows for the creation of a safe zone behind and to the side of the vehicle - 1.2 m.

If there are no markings, then we take it as a standard place (for parallel placement - 2.5 × 5 m.). From which side it is necessary to measure the footage is not indicated either in GOST or in any other document, so the counting goes on both sides, that is, 2.5 on one side and 2.5 on the other.

A few words about the road surface and ramps:

if the parking lot has access to ramps, then the markings and location of the “disabled persons” sign should make it possible to enter/enter this mobility device;
The ramp covering should be blister-type for more convenient entry and not have sliding properties, which may lead to unsafe movement of a person with disabilities.

Parking spaces for disabled people in the underground parking lot should be located on the ground floor near the exit or next to the elevator. The width of the space must be at least 3.6 m, which is 1 m more than for other vehicles. If the parking lot provides space for regular parking of vehicles, the interiors of which are adapted to transport disabled people in wheelchairs, the width of the side approaches to the vehicle must be at least 2.5 m.

Signs and markings for disabled parking in 2021

Designated accessible parking spaces should be marked appropriately to enable motorists to identify such parking spaces. This is ensured by two complementary methods - special signs and marking lines.

Identification by signs is carried out by setting:

regular parking sign – 6.4;
as a supplement to it - plate 8.2.1, which cannot be installed independently.

According to SP 59.13330.2012, as well as GOST 51256-99, the following requirements apply to the designations of such places:

disabled parking spaces should be allocated from those closest to the entrance to a nearby facility (building or structure);
the width of the parking space is at least 3.6 m, the length is 6 m, the width can be reduced to three and a half meters if there are no marking lines;
Additionally, a sign of a disabled person is applied by marking;
if there are several disabled places, they are placed nearby;
the marking lines are made in white, the parking sign is blue and white, the “Disabled” symbol is yellow and black;
It is allowed to apply markings of a temporary nature; in this case, orange lines are used.

Duplication of markings and signs is carried out so that in case of insufficient visibility of the lines due to snowfall or pollution, such a parking lot can be identified.

Responsibility for installing signs and carrying out markings in 2021, according to the Federal Law, is assigned to organizations that own the territories where such parking spaces should be equipped. If the parking lot is located on the territory of a city or other locality that is not assigned to a private structure, the local administration is responsible for the provision of parking spaces for the disabled.

Illegal installation of an identification sign “Disabled”

Since the traffic rules provide for certain concessions for cars of disabled people, there are many healthy drivers who want to install a “Disabled” sign for themselves.

In 2021, a fine of 5,000 rubles will be imposed for the illegal installation of the “Disabled” identification sign. For illegal driving of a car with a “Disabled Person” sign, a fine of 5,000 rubles is also imposed.

Fine for a disabled person's sign

In practice, there are many cases of fraud with the sign of a disabled person. Since anyone can come and buy it, many people simply pretend to be disabled in order to enjoy additional benefits.

A car owner who is not actually disabled, but sticks such a sticker on his car, will have to answer according to the law - pay a fine. To eradicate this type of fraud, traffic police inspectors quite often carry out inspections of cars on which such a sign is applied. To do this, they ask the driver to provide the appropriate certificate confirming that he himself is disabled or the person he is transporting in the car with disabilities.

If it turns out that the sticker was affixed for the purpose of obtaining additional benefits, then the person will be held administratively liable and a fine of 500 rubles will be collected from him.

If it turns out that the car owner is actually disabled, but he did not have a special ID with him, then he can challenge the protocol issued to him in a judicial body. And it won’t be difficult to do this. It is enough to simply present your disability certificate to the court or a higher official.

Car owners who do not have a disability sign, but who still park their vehicles in spaces for beneficiaries, will also definitely be attracted to the admin. responsibility. Moreover, the fine in this case is quite large - 5 thousand rubles.

A violating car owner who has illegally affixed a disability sticker will not only receive a fine, but this sign will also be confiscated from him, because of which the traffic police officer actually stopped him for inspection. This measure is used to ensure that a person can no longer use the same sticker again to obtain benefits.

In what cases can punishment be avoided?

A violator who illegally used the “Disabled” sign is unlikely to be able to prove anything in his own defense; we can only advise taking advantage of a 50% discount when paying a fine within 20 days from the date of delivery of the decision.

But there are situations when, for example, a car driven by a disabled person, or a driver transporting him, drove under a sign prohibiting movement, and on the camera that recorded this violation, the “Disabled Person” stickers suddenly turn out to be unnoticed.

You should not be upset after receiving a decision to pay a fine, but you will need to appear at the specified address to prove your innocence, not forgetting to take with you a disabled person’s certificate or a medical certificate.

Suppose, for some reason, you parked your car in a place intended only for disabled people, perhaps the following factors will help you acquit you in the eyes of justice and not waste money on paying a fine:

parking lot marking lines are worn out or not visible at all;
the sign is not legible or is installed in a poorly visible place;
are not marked with additional signs indicating the distance in meters of the parking boundaries for the disabled;
if the driver’s health suddenly worsened and he was forced to stop in the coverage area of this sign.

If suddenly there is no disabled sign on your car, but you have the right to benefits for disabled people, do not worry, if the vehicle is stopped by a traffic police officer, no punishment will follow.

Before you take a parking space designated for the disabled, think about whether it’s worth doing and what problems it will cause for you; maybe it’s better to leave your car in the designated place and walk those extra meters.

Where is the sign installed?

By law, signs are placed on the windshield and rear window of the car. The exact installation location is not regulated, so the motorist has the right to place the sign at his own discretion. The main thing is that it is in a visible place and does not interfere with the view. If the sticker was placed in violation of legal requirements, the motorist may be subject to administrative liability.

Most often, the disabled sign is placed in the following places:

in the upper right corner on the windshield;
in the upper left or any lower corner on the rear window.
Liability for misuse.

If a motorist illegally uses the “Disabled Driving” sign, he may be subject to administrative liability.
The fine for such violations is 500 rubles. The inspector has the right to fine a driver who fails to present him with a certificate confirming that he or his passenger has a disability. If the document was simply forgotten at home, then the motorist can subsequently appeal such a decision. To do this, he will need to present a certificate of disability to a higher official or court.

If a driver parks in a space intended for parking for disabled people, he may receive a fine of 5,000 rubles. Also, the traffic police officer has the right to confiscate identification stickers from the violator that are used unlawfully.

Amount of fine for parking in a disabled person's space

The Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation provides for administrative liability for violation of the rules for stopping/parking cars in places intended for parking for disabled people. The fine for parking in a disabled space is 5,000 rubles.

The second type of punishment is the detention of the car. In this case, its owner will also have to pay the cost of keeping the car in the impound lot.

Since 2011, the fine for parking in a space for disabled people was 200 rubles, then, until 2015 - from 3 to 5 thousand rubles. However, in 2015, the legislator removed the sign of alternativeness from the sanction and established a single amount for everyone - 5,000 rubles.

What offenses are fined for?

The car is parked in a disabled space, but does not have a sign.
The person driving the car does not present documents confirming his special status.

What is the fine for not having a disabled person's sign on a car?

The presence of a sign indicating a driver's disability is of no small importance for ensuring road safety. Thus, there is a separate identification mark for the hearing impaired - “Deaf Driver”, which is a round yellow sticker with a diameter of 16 cm, in the middle of which there are three black circles with a diameter of 4 cm each, which are like the vertices of an equilateral triangle, with the apex turned down. Installing such signs on a deaf driver's car will help avoid accidents, since other road users will know that he will not hear their screams or warning signals. Signs are attached to the front and rear of a vehicle driven by a deaf driver.

In the OPDE, one of the conditions for allowing a vehicle to be used on the road is the presence of the necessary identification marks on the vehicle. This means that there is a penalty for failure to use them in cases where it is necessary (for example, a “Deaf Driver” sign on a car driven by a hearing impaired person). The absence of a disabled person's sign in the designated place (behind and in front of the vehicle) entails, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Art. 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Russia, imposing a fine on the driver in the amount of 500 rubles. for driving a vehicle that does not comply with the conditions for permission to operate.

Appealing a fine

Part 1 art. 30.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation allows a person who has been issued a fine to appeal the decision to collect it within 10 days from the date of receipt of a copy, draw up and send a complaint addressed to the chief of the inspector. Only traffic police officers have the right to issue fines. If you miss the deadline for filing a complaint, you should try to restore it, citing the delay in receiving a copy of the decision, and submit a petition. The judicial appeal will take about 2 months. If the decision is positive, not only will the fine be canceled, but also the costs of evacuation will be reimbursed. Appealing a fine is advisable if there is real evidence of absence of guilt, photo, video recording of events, video recording of the registrar.

To cancel a fine, you must:

know your rights, show the article in the traffic rules or the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation;
behave confidently and calmly, avoiding conflict;
write in the resolution of disagreement, demand that you be mentioned as a driver, and not as a violator;
do not sign the protocol without reading it;
bring a document about disability, if the disabled person has previously left the car, call him and ask him to confirm his status.

What are the risks of illegal use?

Today, if he has a disability certificate, a car driver can, without additional permits or certificates, affix the “Disabled Person” sign to his car in accordance with existing standards.

For this reason, a large number of completely healthy people install such an identification mark on their vehicles in order to be able to deviate from several traffic rules, including those related to parking and stopping in certain places. For such a violation of the rules, the law provides for a fine of 5,000 rubles.

If, in the event of a traffic stop, the traffic police inspector asked to present a disabled person's certificate, and you did not have one, not because you forgot it at home, but because you do not have it at all, then the punishment in this case will be more serious.

Under current laws, the driver receives a large fine or can even be arrested for up to six months. As reported on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in this way law enforcement agencies intend to protect people with disabilities and prevent attackers from speculating on their benefits.

What to do if a fine is imposed on a disabled person?

From time to time in practice I come across the following situation. The disabled person stopped the car within the coverage area of sign 3.28, and then received a fine by mail, recorded by an automatic camera. This is quite possible, because cameras are not able to record the presence of an identification mark for a disabled person.

However, in this case there is no need to despair; the fine will be easy to appeal. Just contact us using the contact details provided in the letter. As proof of your own innocence, take a document confirming the disability of the driver or his passenger.

Cancellation of an illegal fine should not be difficult, but you will have to spend time on this procedure.

In conclusion, I would like to note that several of the benefits listed in the article are not provided to disabled people because of a good life. Therefore, I recommend that other drivers not occupy special seats for disabled people, especially since the fine for this is quite significant (5,000 rubles).

Signs not applicable to disabled people

The signs do not apply to:

3.28 - 3.30 - for vehicles driven by disabled people, transporting disabled people, including disabled children, if the identification mark “Disabled” is installed on these vehicles, as well as for vehicles of federal postal service organizations that have a white diagonal stripe on the side surface on a blue background, and in a taxi with the taximeter on;
3.2, 3.3 - for vehicles driven by disabled people of groups I and II, transporting such disabled people or disabled children, if the identification sign “Disabled” is installed on these vehicles;

Signs	Does not apply to
disabled people of groups I and II, disabled children
disabled people of groups I, II and III, disabled children

Thus, cars of disabled people of groups I and II and disabled children can pass under the traffic signs and the movement of motor vehicles is prohibited.

In addition, cars of disabled people of all groups may be parked within the coverage area of the parking prohibited signs.

These benefits were introduced in order to simplify the path of disabled people from the car to various institutions.

Actions in case of car evacuation

Your vehicle is not found in the parking lot and you are informed that it has been towed from the handicap space. The first thing to do is find out where the car was taken. How?

interview witnesses (store clerks, for example);
call the police duty station, give the address of the location and find out the address of the nearest impound lot.

The next step is to decide where the documents for the vehicle are. If they are in the glove compartment of the car, you need to visit the impound lot and write a statement about opening the vehicle. The parking lot employee draws up a report, removes the seal (as a rule, only from the driver's door), you take the documents, and the seal is placed again.

Next, you need to go to the traffic police department, whose employees have ordered the evacuation. On the spot, your car ownership will be checked and a decision will be issued to bring you to administrative liability with a fine for parking in a disabled spot.

You need to arrive at the impound lot with this document. A receipt is issued for “storing” the car (you are not required to pay for it immediately; but, as a rule, a discount of up to 25% is given for this). It is necessary to inspect the car and sign the acceptance certificate.

Inspect the car carefully. After putting your signature on the act in 2021, it will be very difficult to prove the guilt of the impound lot workers.

In practice, another situation may occur: you leave the building and see that a vehicle is being towed from a place for the disabled. Don’t get lost: go to the employees, show the documents for the car, and they will leave it there on the condition that you move it according to the rules.

Even if you do not agree with the decision made to bring administrative liability for parking in a space for a disabled person, there is no need to quarrel with the traffic police officers. Take the car, the decision and appeal it in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Appeal

An unfairly imposed fine can be appealed against the management of the traffic police department, as well as in the district court at the place of residence of the motorist or the location of the unit of the employee who drew up the protocol. If a court decision has already been made in the case, it is appealed to a higher authority in relation to the one that made the decision.

The appeal period according to this is within ten days after the decision on punishment is made.

In accordance with , such a complaint must be considered by the traffic police official, whose competence includes this issue, within ten days, and by the court - within two months.

The procedure for appealing a fine for parking in a disabled space is as follows:

from the received document imposing penalties, find out the name of the authority that made the decision on the punishment;
draw up a complaint, outlining the circumstances of the case and presenting evidence of innocence;
deliver the application to the required authority in person or by mail (with return notification);
find out about the decision made within the prescribed period.

The most effective measure in this situation is to appeal the decision to a higher court.

Required documents to appeal a fine

Preparing an application to appeal a fine for parking in a space for disabled people to the traffic police or a statement of claim to a court requires the following information:

name of the authority to which the petition is sent, full name and position of the manager;
personal information of the applicant;
name of the paper (complaint or statement of claim);
descriptions of the circumstances of the case, indicating the data of the employee who prepared the protocol, evidence of the motorist’s innocence, etc.;
the applicant's requirements;
list of attached documents;
signature of the applicant and date of preparation of the application.

The application is supplemented with the following documents:

a copy of your personal passport;
a copied protocol of an administrative offense;
evidence of innocence (photo or video materials, witness statements, etc.).

An example of a statement of claim requesting the cancellation of an illegally imposed fine for parking in a disabled space in 2021 is presented here.

Nuances

And in conclusion, I would like to dwell on some of the nuances of imposing a fine for parking in a place for disabled people:

If you are not disabled, but parked in a specially designated place, and the traffic police inspector nevertheless brought you to justice, try to appeal the decision due to its insignificance (Administrative Code of the Russian Federation), indicate that you have not previously been brought to administrative responsibility, and specify that were forced to park a car in a disabled person’s place because there were compelling circumstances for this (for example, bringing a child to the hospital).
In addition to the sign on the vehicle, a disabled person must have a certificate from the ITU bureau, a driver’s license and documents for the car. Parents/guardians of disabled children will also provide similar papers in 2021. In their absence, a fine will be imposed quite reasonably, since they did not have any rights to occupy a place for disabled people.

Thus, spaces intended for parking cars with disabled people should not be occupied by other road users. Otherwise, they will be subject to a fine and the car may be towed away.

Sources

https://auto-pravda.online/shtrafy/205-shtraf-za-nepravomernoe-ispolzovaniya-znaka-invalid.html
https://lada-xray2.ru/zakon/pravila-ustanovki-znaka-invalid
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