BILL NUMBER: AB 1481	CHAPTERED  09/19/00

	CHAPTER   511
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 17, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 18, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 10, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JULY 5, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 15, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JANUARY 13, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JANUARY 10, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JANUARY 3, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Granlund

                        FEBRUARY 26, 1999

   An act to amend Section 12209.6 of the Business and Professions
Code, relating to parking meters.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1481, Granlund.  Parking meters.
   (1) Existing law authorizes county sealers to certify the accuracy
of all parking meters located in the county in which the sealer has
jurisdiction, including parking meters owned or operated by a city,
county, or city and county, and if the sealer determines that a
specific meter is inaccurate, requires the sealer to notify the owner
or operator.  Existing law also authorizes the sealer to close the
meter if it is not repaired or replaced within 30 days of this
notification, in which case any person may park a vehicle there free
of charge until the owner or operator replaces or repairs the meter.

   This bill would delete the 30-day notification period and
authorize sealers to immediately close inaccurate meters.
   (2) This bill would also state specified findings and declarations
of the Legislature regarding parking meter agencies and operators.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:
   (a) Parking meter agencies and operators are encouraged to provide
consumers with maximum value for payment made for parking space
rental, and accuracy in time measurement is an important component of
providing this value.
   (b) Parking meter agencies and operators should take advantage of
new technology, and are encouraged to enter into public-private
partnerships for the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of
parking control systems currently available in the marketplace.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12209.6 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   12209.6.  (a) A county sealer may test and certify the accuracy of
all parking meters located in the county in which the sealer has
jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, parking meters owned or
operated by a city, county, or a city and county.
   (b) If the county sealer determines that a specific parking meter
is inaccurate, the sealer shall notify the owner or operator of the
meter, may immediately close the meter, and any person may park a
vehicle free of charge in the parking space to which the inaccurate
meter corresponds until the owner or operator replaces or repairs the
inaccurate parking meter.
   (c) For purposes of this section, an "inaccurate parking meter"
means a parking meter that provides less time than is paid for by a
person using the metered parking space.