Delaware law sets aside veteran parking at state facilities

The Office of Management and Budget director must designate one or more reserved spaces for veterans at listed state-owned facilities. The named facilities include motor vehicle offices, service centers, and other state facilities, along with successor locations serving the same function. Veterans are defined in § 8811 of Title 29. The law takes effect six months after enactment.

The director is encouraged to work with lessors to designate veteran parking spaces at listed facilities leased by the state. This applies to the listed leased facilities and successor locations serving the same function. The text encourages the director to work with lessors; it does not require a lessor to agree to provide spaces. The law takes effect six months after enactment.

The director is encouraged to consider designating veteran parking spaces at future state-owned and leased facilities. This applies to future state-owned and leased facilities. The text makes this a consideration, not a requirement, and only where feasible. The law takes effect six months after enactment.

A person may not park in a reserved state space unless they are the person or part of the group for whom it is reserved. The rule covers spaces reserved under § 6309A of Title 29 and specified state spaces, along with areas that block access to them. The text excepts stopping or parking when needed to avoid traffic conflict or when following a police officer's or traffic-control device's directions. A violation involving the designated-space rule in paragraph 20 is not subject to a civil penalty under § 4178 of Title 21. The law takes effect six months after enactment.