Legislation introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Reginald Atkins would create parking spaces specifically for the use of people going shopping with children.
This bill provides that a person owning or controlling a shopping center or grocery store parking lot with more than 100 off-street parking spaces and that is open to the public or to which the public is invited is to dedicate parking spaces for individuals who are parking with children not more than 12 years of age.
The bill provides that a minimum of two percent of the total number of parking spaces in those parking lots are to be designated for individuals with children, in an area of the parking lot that is most accessible and proximate to the shopping center or grocery store, as specified in the bill.
Each parking space designated for individuals with children pursuant to the bill is to be identified with a clearly visible sign that is to be in a form determined by the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission and is to be distinct from any signage designating a parking space for use by handicapped persons.
The bill provides that an individual is not to park a vehicle in a parking space designated for individuals with children unless the individual is accompanied by a child not more than 12 years of age.
The bill directs the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission to promulgate rules and regulations concerning the designation of parking spaces pursuant to the bill, which is to include establishing a fine for individuals who violate the provisions of the bill.
