23 CFR § 1235.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s1235.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "23 CFR § 1235.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "1235.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GUIDELINES"
part_number: "1235"
part_name: "UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 100-641, 102 Stat. 3335 (1988); 23 U.S.C. 101(a), 104, 105, 109(d), 114(a), 135, 217, 307, 315, and 402(a); 23 CFR 1.32 and 1204.4; and 49 CFR 1.48(b)."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 10329, Mar. 11, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1235"
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# 1235.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to provide guidelines to States for the establishment of a uniform system for handicapped parking for persons with disabilities to enhance access and the safety of persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk.