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Ordinance No. 2007-143 by that political subdivision for towing and storing motor vehicles. If the motor vehicle is a leased vehicle, it shall not be released to the lessee until the lessee presents proof that the person is the lessee of the motor vehicle and pays all towing and storage fees normally imposed by that political subdivision for towing and storing motor vehicles. (3) If a person is charged with a violation of paragraph (b)(1) of this section, it is an affirmative defense to the charge that the person is, in fact, "handicapped" as defined in this section below, or suffered an injury not more than seventy-two hours prior to the time the person was issued the ticket or citation and that, because of the injury, the person meets at least one of the criteria contained in paragraph (A)(1) of Section 4503.44 of the Ohio Revised Code. (c) When a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and is displaying a removable windshield placard or a temporary removable windshield placard or special license plates, or when a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a handicapped person and is displaying a parking card or special handicapped license plates, the motor vehicle is permitted to park for a period of two hours in excess of the legal parking period permitted by local authorities, except where local ordinances or police rules provide otherwise or where the vehicle is parked in such a manner as to be clearly a traffic hazard. (d) No owner of an office, facility, or parking garage where special parking locations are required to be designated in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section shall fail to properly mark the special parking locations in accordance with that paragraph or fail to maintain the markings of the special locations, including the erection and maintenance of the fixed or movable signs. (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or organization to apply for a removable windshield placard or special license plates if the parking card or special license plates issued to the person or organization under prior law have not expired or been surrendered or revoked. (f) As used in this section: (1) "Handicapped person" means any person who has lost the use of one or both legs or one or both arms, who is blind, deaf, or so severely handicapped as to be unable to move without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair, or whose mobility is restricted by a permanent cardiovascular, pulmonary, or other handicapping condition. (2) "Person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk" has the same meaning as in Section 4503.44 of the Ohio Revised Code. (3) "Special license plates" and "removable windshield placard" mean any license plates or removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard issued under Section 4503.41 or 4503.44 of the Ohio Revised Code, and also mean any substantially similar license plates or removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard issued by a state, district, country, or sovereignty. BE AMENDED, AND, AS AMENDED, SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: