Pueblo PD offers clarification on Disabled Veteran plates and handicapped parking spaces

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pueblo Police Department is offering a public service announcement regarding license plates that are commonly seen in southern Colorado.

According to the department, their volunteer parking enforcers have written more than 150 handicapped parking tickets since the beginning of the year. Some of the tickets were given to vehicles that had the Disabled Veteran plate but not the Disabled Veteran Handicapped plate.

Two of the volunteers are also veterans, and the department said they asked that police deliver this message to clear up any confusion.

Only vehicles with a Disabled Veteran Handicapped plate are allowed to park in handicapped parking spots. Those with just a Disabled Veteran plate would still need to display a handicapped parking placard in order to park in a handicapped space.