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SECTION 396-BB
Sale of motor fuels to disabled persons
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 26
§ 396-bb. Sale of motor fuels to disabled persons. 1. Any person,
firm or corporation owning or operating a premises or facility for the
retail sale of motor fuels for use in motor vehicles and offering self
service and full service at the same time, shall, between the hours of
seven o'clock in the morning and seven o'clock in the evening, provide
full service of such motor fuels to disabled persons with a valid New
York state disabled person license plate or a valid parking permit for
handicapped persons issued pursuant to section twelve hundred three-a of
the vehicle and traffic law at the same price charged for such motor
fuels at the self service islands and shall post a notice in a manner
and in at least one location which is conspicuous to a person seeking
refueling service, including a depiction of the international symbol of
access and stating as follows:

Full service at self service prices

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Such notice may also further state,

For persons with a valid New York state disabled license

plate or a valid parking permit for handicapped persons.

2. For purposes of this section "disabled person" shall mean a
registered owner or authorized operator of a motor vehicle who has been
issued special license tags by the state or a valid parking permit for
handicapped persons issued pursuant to section twelve hundred three-a of
the vehicle and traffic law.

3. Any violation of this section shall result in a civil fine of not
more than one hundred dollars to be collected by the corporation counsel
for any city or by the appropriate attorney of any political subdivision
as shall be designated by the governing body of such political
subdivision.