(1) Notwithstanding ORS 811.635, a program placard described under ORS 811.607 confers only the following privileges:
(a) It authorizes the driver of a vehicle that is being used as part of the program to which the placard was issued to park the vehicle for three hours or less in any public parking zone restricted as to the length of time permitted therein without incurring penalties for overtime parking in such zones;
(b) It authorizes the driver of a vehicle that is being used as part of the program to which the placard was issued to park the vehicle for three hours or less in any public parking zone with metered parking without being required to pay any parking meter fee; and
(c) It authorizes the driver of a vehicle that is being used as part of the program to which the placard was issued to park the vehicle for three hours or less in any parking space that is marked or signed to provide parking for persons with disabilities without violation of ORS 811.615, so long as the vehicle conspicuously displays the permit.
(2) The privileges granted under subsection (1) of this section do not include any of the following:
(a) Parking in zones where stopping, parking or standing of all motor vehicles is prohibited.
(b) Parking in the late evening or overnight where such parking is prohibited.
(c) Parking in zones reserved for special types of motor vehicles or activities.
(d) Parking in zones where parking is permitted only for 30 minutes or less. [1989 c.243 §13; 1999 c.779 §1; 2007 c.70 §342]