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You know those blue tags that hang on car mirrors, the ones that allow people with disabilities to park up close?

Well, a lot of people without disabilities are using them, sometime taking the tag from a dead relative’s car. A bill to allow random checks on people who’ve been issued a tag and matching the disabled parking tag registration against death records is headed to the governor. Rep. John Julien sponsored the bill and spent two years getting it through the process.

Reporter: These people are taking spots from people who need that upfront parking.

Julien: That’s one of the reasons why instead of it just being law enforcement officers, a police officers, to be able to confiscate a placard being used unlawfully. We also gave the ability to parking enforcement.

Julien was inspired to file the bill after traveling the state with a wheelchair-bound friend.