Handicap Parking Violation - No Blue Lines

[bd22]

My question involves a traffic citation from the state of: MICHIGAN

I parked in a handicap spot today completely by accident. The spot has yellow lines and no evidence that it is a handicap spot on the ground. There is a sign but there is also another sign that lists the spot # with no evidence of it being handicap on that sign.

Am I able to fight this on Michigan law if there is nothing on the ground indicating that it was a handicap spot?
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[jk]

Am I able to fight this on Michigan law if there is nothing on the ground indicating that it was a handicap spot?

It does not appear that Michigan requires the space to be painted in any specific manner. As such, the answer would be no.

(5) Notwithstanding the requirements of the uniform traffic code, a sign designating a parking space for persons with disabilities shall be 12 inches by 18 inches or larger and shall be either blue or white and at a minimum contain the international handicapped symbol in contrasting colors of either blue or white in the center of the sign.

this is the only thing I could find regarding how Michigan required disabled parking spaces to be marked. One state website had stated the lines can be blue or yellow.

[bd22]

Thanks for the help and the bad news :-\

Heres the spot but I guess it wont help : http://img369.imageshack.us/my.php?image=115ad8.jpg

[M'sta Mikey]

No help at all. The handicap sign is immediately above the space and clearly visible.

[jk]

sorry bd. Unless that sign doesn;t measure up (12x18 inches), I think you are stuck. Everything else seems to fit the requirements.