§ 21.25. Parking

 (a)  Parking a motor vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile, trail bike, other motorized off-road vehicle, boat trailer, camp trailer or other equipment which obstructs a gate, road, trail, footpath, bicycle path, access way, drinking fountain, entrance, exit or road turnaround on State Forest land is prohibited.

 (b)  A person may not park a vehicle in a parking area on State Forest land designated for handicapped persons, unless the vehicle bears a handicapped or severely disabled veteran registration plate or displays a handicapped or severely disabled veteran parking placard, in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. §  1338 (relating to handicapped plate and placard), and the vehicle is operated by or for the transportation of a handicapped person or a severely disabled veteran.

 (c)  Violations of this section will be handled as follows:

   (1)  Prior to the filing of a citation charging a summary offense under this section, the Department may issue a parking ticket, which will be handed to the violator or placed on the windshield of the violator’s vehicle. The violator may avoid criminal proceedings by paying a fine to the Department, equivalent to the maximum fine as provided in 18 Pa.C.S. §  7505 (relating to violation of governmental rules regarding traffic), within 5 days of the violation in the manner specified on the ticket.

   (2)  When a parking ticket has been issued, the Department may institute criminal proceedings only upon failure of the violator to pay the fine in accordance with the time limit specified in paragraph (1) and in the manner specified on the ticket.

   (3)  When a parking ticket has not been issued, the Department may institute criminal proceedings by issuing a citation.

   The provisions of this §  21.25 adopted December 4, 1998, effective December 5, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 6039.

   This section cited in 17 Pa. Code §  23.3 (relating to violations).