Handicapped Parking Enforcement Steps Up in Area During the Holiday Shopping Season

It's the holiday shopping season and that handicapped space can look inviting amid a packed parking lot on a cold day.

Here's a reason to resist any temptation to park there illegally:

The Livingston County Sheriff's Department has a three-person volunteer handicapped enforcement team that picks up its patrol especially during the holidays, according to Wayne Templeton, one of its members.

Templeton, who is a county animal control officer and Livonia Police Department retiree, said the number of violations Sunday was lower than ususal. But he added he still issued a handful tickets across the county, including the one he was writing up at the in Hartland during his interview with Patch.

Court costs and a fine are $175, according to 53rd District Court.