California Disabled Parking Placards Sent To The Dead
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Records show nearly 60,000 of California's more than 2 million disabled parking placards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles may have been sent to dead people.
The DMV checks state death records every two years and the Los Angeles Times says this year's cross-check uncovered about 56,000 deceased placard holders.
The DMV misses many deceased people because of mismatched birth dates.
The DMV says fraudulent use of disabled parking placards, which allow motorists to park for free or in special designated spaces, is on the rise. More than a third of the placards displayed in vehicles are used illegally.
The DMV says it is studying ways to make the process more efficient.