A Message from ATTORNEY GENERAL LISA MADIGAN LISA MADIGAN As Attorney General, it is my job to ensure that all ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL Illinois residents, including people with disabilities, receive equal protection under the law. I am com- If you see an improperly marked mitted to working on behalf accessible parking space, or facilities of people with disabilities to provide them with no such spaces, you can contact with complete accessibility. the Disability Rights Bureau with your complaint. My office’s Disability Rights Bureau employs a full-time staff that strives to make schools, the workplace, and all public DISABILITY RIGHTS BUREAU facilities open and available to everyone. 100 West Randolph Street Questions and complaints about accessible Chicago, Illinois 60601 parking represent one of the largest cate- 1-312-814-5684 gories of inquiries to the Bureau. I hope TTY: 1-800-964-3013 that this brochure provides you with a clear understanding of the accessible SPRINGFIELD parking laws. 500 South Second Street Springfield, Illinois 62706 If you have a question, see an improperly 1-217-524-2660 marked accessible parking space or find TTY: 1-877-844-5461 a facility without any accessible parking spaces, please contact the Disability Rights Bureau.

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IN TERNATIONAL UNION 4' PROPER USE OF LICENSE PLATES/PLACARDS Accessible Parking: Under Illinois law, disability license plates, disabled veterans plates and placards are not Know the Rules transferable. The authorized holder must be 4' present and must enter or exit the vehicle Any facility offering parking for employees at the time the parking privileges are being 8' or visitors must provide accessible parking used. Unauthorized use can result in a $500 for people with disabilities. An accessible 8' fine, driver’s license suspension, and suspen- parking space consists of a vehicle space and sion or revocation of the plate or placard by a diagonally striped access aisle. The entire the Illinois Secretary of State. space must be kept clear of obstructions— 11' including ice, snow, shopping cart corrals, 5' trash cans, seasonal garden displays, and bicy- Above: Illustration of two examples of legal SPACE REQUIREMENTS cle racks—at all times. accessible parking spaces. To comply with Illinois law, a minimum number of accessible parking spaces must be provided: LOCATION Accessible parking must be placed on level Total Off-Street Number of pavement on the shortest accessible route to Parking Spaces Accessible Parking an accessible entrance. The accessible route, Provided Spaces Required which may include a curb ramp or curb cut, must be installed as close as possible to the 1 to 25 ...... 1 accessible entrance it serves. Additionally, a 26 to 50 ...... 2 curb ramp must never be built so that it pro- 51 to 75 ...... 3 trudes into or interferes with the diagonally 76 to 100 ...... 4 striped access aisle of an accessible space. 101 to 150 ...... 5 Above: Example of an accessible parking 151 to 200 ...... 6 space that complies with Illinois law. SIGNS 201 to 300 ...... 7 A U.S. Department of Transportation R7-8 301 to 400 ...... 8 SIZE AND MARKINGS (Reserved Parking) and an R7-I101 ($250 Fine) 401 to 500 ...... 9 Each accessible parking space, except on- sign must be permanently mounted in the 501 to 1,000 ...... 2% of total street spaces, shall be 16 feet wide, including center of the 16-foot wide accessible parking over 1,000 ...... 20 plus 1 for either an eight-foot or five-foot wide diagonal- space. The signs must be placed no more each 100 over 1,000 ly striped access aisle. The access aisle can be than five feet from the front of the parking Outpatient facilities providing medical located on either side of the vehicle portion space and must be high enough so that they care and other services for persons with of the accessible space. High-quality yellow are visible over a parked car. At minimum, mobility impairments ...... 10% of total paint, manufactured especially for pavement the bottom of the R7-I101 sign must be four striping, must be used. Adjacent accessible feet from the pavement. Municipalities may Medical facilities specializing in parking spaces cannot share a common impose a larger fine (up to $350) through the treatment of persons with access aisle. adoption of a local ordinance. mobility impairments ...... 20% of total