§ 47-1603. Participation in refueling service program.
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A. Unless otherwise provided in this section, any motor vehicle service station in this state which offers gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel for sale to the public from the service station facility may, on a voluntary basis, participate in the refueling service program and upon request offer refueling service to a mobility-impaired driver who displays:
1. A placard indicating physical disability, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 15-112 of this title;
2. A physically disabled license plate, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.1 of this title; or
3. A disabled veterans license plate with the international accessibility symbol issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.2 of this title.
B. The refueling service provided for under subsection A of this section shall not apply when the mobility-impaired driver is accompanied by another person capable of refueling the motor vehicle.
C. Each participating motor vehicle service station in the state shall post signs notifying the public of the refueling services provided by the facility.
D. Only those motor vehicle service stations which voluntarily participate in the refueling service program established in this section and which offer gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel for sale to the public shall be required to comply with the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 196, § 3, emerg. eff. May 19, 1997. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 62, § 19, emerg. eff. April 30, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 302, § 8, emerg. eff. June 2, 2008.