West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB467: Allowing enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces taken by non-Purple Heart recipients
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §17C-13-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to designating parking for Purple Heart recipients; penalties; and enforcement; and providing an affirmative defense for violation to Purple Heart recipients. article 13. stopping, standing and parking. §17C-13-6. Stopping, standing, or parking privileges for persons with a mobility impairment; disabled veterans and Purple Heart designations; definitions; qualification; special registration plates and removable windshield placards; expiration, application; violation; penalties. (a)(1) The commissione.
From the enrolled text, March 10, 2026:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §17C-13-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to designating parking for Purple Heart recipients; penalties; and enforcement; and providing an affirmative defense for violation to Purple Heart recipients. article 13. stopping, standing and parking. §17C-13-6. Stopping, standing, or parking privileges for persons with a mobility impairment; disabled veterans and Purple Heart designations; definitions; qualification; special registration plates and removable windshield placards; expiration, application; violation; penalties. (a)(1) The commissioner may issue up to two special registration plates or removable windshield placards to a person with a mobility impairment or a West Virginia organization which transports persons with disabilities and facilitates the mobility of its customers, patients, students, or persons otherwise placed under its responsibility. (2) Special registration plates or placards may only be issued for placement on a Class A or Class G motor vehicle registered under the provisions of §17A-3-1 et seq. of this code. (3) The applicant shall specify whether he or she is applying for a special registration plate, a removable windshield placard, or both on the application form prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. (4) The applicant shall submit, with the application, a certificate issued by any physician, chiropractor, advanced nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who is licensed in this state, stating that the applicant has a …