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Disability Parking
Placards and License Plates
The following
information is from a pamphlet published by the Virginia Department of
Motor Vehicles,
Disabled Parking Privileges Information.
Temporary parking placards, valid for up to six months,
are available if the person has a disability that limits or impairs
their ability to walk, and which, in a physician's opinion, will improve
in six months or less. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
(DMV) issues one placard per customer. The physician must indicate the
expected length of the individual's disability. If after six
months the physician certifies that the individual is still disabled,
that person may obtain another placard valid for up to another six
months.
Permanent parking placards, valid for five years, are
available, if in a physician's opinion, a person has a permanent
disability that limits or impairs their ability to walk, or creates a
safety concern while walking. A "permanent disability" is a
condition that limits or impairs movement from one place to another or
the ability to walk, as defined in Va. Code §46.2-1240, or when an
individual has reached the maximum level of improvement and is not
expected to change, even with additional treatment. After five
years an individual may obtain another placard valid for another five
years without a physician's certification.
Permanent parking placards are also available for
organizations that regularly transport groups of persons with physical
disabilities. The institution or organization must be a non-profit
entity. Businesses that directly or indirectly charge persons with
a disability a fee for transportation are not eligible. All
placards expire on the last day of the month and year indicated on the
placard.
Disabled license plates are also available if a person,
in a physician's opinion, has a "permanent disability". In most
cases, these license plates are issued when the driver is the person
with a disability and not a passenger, such as a child. Like other
license plates, they are valid until the vehicle registration expires.
A physician does not need to re-certify the disability when renewing
vehicle registration. Disabled license plates are also available
for organizations that use specially equipped vehicles to transport
groups of persons with physical disabilities.
Disabled veterans license plates are also available and
one set of plates is provided for free. Like other license plates,
they are valid until the vehicle registration expires. Disabled
veterans license plates are also available without the international
symbol of access; however, these plates do not provide accessible
parking privileges.
Application forms for placards and plates, as well as additional
information for persons with disabilities, are available by visiting the
DMV online or at any DMV customer service center.
Contact
Information:
P. O. Box 532
Yorktown, VA 23690-0532
Phone: (757) 890-3883
Email
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