How to Apply for Disability Shops Permit
Handicapped or disabled parking permits, place cards and license plates allow a disabled person to park their vehicle in designated parking spaces near the entrance of a business. The American Disabilities Act of 1990 established building codes for disabled public access. Parking in a disabled parking space wihtout the proper permit can result in expensive fines or towing.
- Qualification for a disabled place card or license plate requires the owner of the car or person living in your household to be severely disabled enough that walking to the store is very difficult or impossible without assistive devices.
- Speak to your doctor as to whether your condition qualifies for a disabled parking permit.
- Temporary disability permits are limited to six months, however can be extended with a written recommendation from a licensed medical professional.
- Permanent disability permits are issued to individual with ADA qualifying disabilities. They are issued every two years, on odd numbered years. Contact your state's DMV for more information.
- Go to the DMV.
- Inform the clerk you are there to obtain a disabled permits application.
- Ask your doctor to fill out the doctor's DMV recommendation form.
- You are exempt from requiring a doctor's recommendation if you have lost a lower limb or both arms.
- Pay all DMV registration fees.
- Payment of fees for disabled place cards or license plates may not be required in some states.
- Observe all disabled parking laws:
- Never lend your place card to a friend or family member.
- Do not park in disabled parking spaces with blue diagonal lines. These spaces are designated for wheelchair access.
- Do not park in red, yellow or white zoned curbs.
- You may park in metered parking without charge.
- You may park in federal parks and state parks without paying the parking fee.
- You may park in green or blue parking zones or designated parking with the international symbol of disabled access without time limit.