California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1192

Introduced by Assembly Member Beth Gaines

February 22, 2013

An act to add Section 22527 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1192, as introduced, Beth Gaines. Vehicles: parking: motorcycles.

Existing law establishes requirements regarding the parking of motor vehicles. Existing law authorizes a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to establish parking requirements for motor vehicles within the local authority’s jurisdiction. Existing law, except as otherwise specified, makes it unlawful and constitutes an infraction for any person to violate, or fail to comply with any provision of the Vehicle Code, or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code.

This bill would prohibit an owner or operator of a public or private offstreet parking facility from prohibiting motorcycles from using the facility. The bill would also prohibit a local authority from prohibiting a motorcycle from parking at a location at which other motor vehicles are authorized to park. Because a violation of this provision is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 22527 is added to the Vehicle Code, to
read:

22527.  

(a) An owner or operator of a public or private offstreet
parking facility shall not prohibit motorcycles from using the
parking facility.

(b) A local authority shall not prohibit a motorcycle from
parking at a location at which other motor vehicles are authorized
to park.

SEC. 2.  

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.