137Grace period for certain parking offences

#### 137 Grace period for certain parking offences 137 Grace period for certain parking offences > > (1) A penalty notice must not be issued for an offence under the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 207, allegedly committed during the grace period for the offence if— > > > > > (a) the vehicle is parked in a location where parking is permitted if a fee is paid, and > > > > > (b) a fee has been paid for the hour immediately before the grace period commenced entitling the vehicle to be parked in the location, and > > > > > (c) evidence of the payment of the fee is displayed in or on the vehicle, and > > > > > (d) the offence did not occur in a shared zone within the meaning of the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758). > > > (2) This section does not prevent the issue of a penalty notice for an offence under the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 154, 154A, 156, 167, 176, 179, 183, 186 or 205A–1, if, during the grace period for a designated parking offence— > > > > > (a) a prescribed parking control sign applies to the same length of road or area as that in which the relevant vehicle is parked, and > > > > > (b) the relevant driver is prohibited by one or more of those rules from parking on the length of road, or in the area, during the grace period. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > designated parking offence means an offence under the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 207. > > > > grace period for an offence under the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 207, means the 10 minutes following the expiry of the time a driver may allow the driver’s vehicle to remain parked without committing the offence. > > > > prescribed parking control sign means the following— > > > > > (a) a bicycle lane sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 153, > > > > > (b) a bus lane sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 154, > > > > > (b1) a bus only lane sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 154A, > > > > > (c) a transit lane sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 156, > > > > > (d) a no stopping sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 167, > > > > > (e) a clearway sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 176, > > > > > (f) a loading zone sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 179, > > > > > (g) a bus zone sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 183, > > > > > (h) a mail zone sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 186, > > > > > (i) a special event parking area sign as referred to in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 205A–1. > > **s 137:** Am 2021 (745), Sch 1.1\[1\]; 2022 (692), Sch 3\[4\] \[5\].