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AB-2837 Vehicles: disabled veterans.(2021-2022)

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Date Published: 02/18/2022 09:00 PM
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Revised  April 06, 2022

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2837

Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Mathis and Ramos)

February 18, 2022

An act to amend Section 295.7 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2837, as introduced, Cristina Garcia. Vehicles: disabled veterans.
Under existing law, disabled veterans, as defined, are authorized to display distinguishing license plates that qualify them for specified parking privileges. Existing law also authorizes them to display specified placards in lieu of the distinguishing license plates. Existing law exempts a disabled veteran from the payment of vehicle registration fees, as specified. Existing law defines disabled veteran for these purposes as, among other things, a person who, as a result of injury or disease suffered while on active service with the Armed Forces of the United States, has a disability that has been rated at 100% by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the military service from which the veteran was discharged, due to a diagnosed disease or disorder that substantially impairs or interferes with mobility.
This bill would reduce the disability rating required to meet that definition to 70%.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 295.7 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

295.7.
 A “disabled veteran” is any person who, as a result of injury or disease suffered while on active service with the armed forces Armed Forces of the United States, suffers any of the following:
(a) Has a disability which that has been rated at 100 70 percent by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the military service from which the veteran was discharged, due to a diagnosed disease or disorder which that substantially impairs or interferes with mobility.
(b) Is so severely disabled as to be unable to move without the aid of an assistant device.
(c) Has lost, or has lost use of, one or more limbs.
(d) Has suffered permanent blindness, as defined in Section 19153 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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