Disabled Parking Permits
Frequently Asked Questions
Permanent (blue) and Temporary (red) parking placards are only available at Vehicle Licensing Offices. The law requires that an individual receive a non-photo Identification Card which will be mailed from Olympia.
Plates are available at Vehicle Licensing Offices.
To obtain a disabled parking privilege, a doctor's certification is required.
Plates are available at Vehicle Licensing Offices.
To obtain a disabled parking privilege, a doctor's certification is required.
The Identification Card will provide enhanced identification for the law enforcement community, which in turn should assist the disabled community in obtaining more parking space availability. The Identification Card will include the name, date of birth, and placard number issued to the individual.
The legislation is aimed at curbing abuse of disabled parking privileges.
Temporary placards are available at the Vehicle Licensing Offices. A physician's certification is required to receive a temporary placard. Temporary placards can be valid for a maximum of six months, depending on a physician's statement on the application.
Applications are available at any Driver Licensing-Licensing Service Offices or Vehicle Licensing Office.
The privilege must be renewed every five (5) years. Disabled person license plates must be renewed annually, as with any other vehicle registration, in order to remain valid. The privilege, however, must be renewed only once every five (5) years. Permanent placards need to be renewed every five (5) years.
A renewal notice will be sent to the person with the Disabled Parking Permit. It needs to be signed by the Disabled Parking Permit holder and returned to a licensing office. Renewals can also be done by mail.
The parking privilege is granted by the Department of Licensing when an applicant meets the qualifying criteria noted by a physician's certification. The license plates and placards are issued as an identifier to law enforcement, parking enforcement, private business, or anyone who needs to know that a person has the right to park a vehicle in a disabled person parking area.
You can make application at the Vehicle Licensing Office. An Identification Card is still required if a special plate is the only request and no permanent placards are requested.
You can obtain two permanent placards, or one permanent placard and one set of disabled person license plates. You are only allowed two (2) privileges.
Knowingly providing false information in conjunction with the application is a gross misdemeanor. The penalty for a gross misdemeanor is up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $5,000 or both.
Any unauthorized use of the disabled parking placard, plate, or photo identification card is a traffic infraction with a $250 penalty. It also is a $250 parking infraction to make inaccessible the access aisle located next to a space reserved for physically handicapped persons.
Yes. A local jurisdiction providing nonmetered, on-street parking places for the physically disabled persons may impose time restrictions of no less than four (4) hours on the use of the spaces. Local jurisdictions may also impose time restrictions of no less than four (4) hours on the use of nonreserved on-street disabled parking spaces.