A disability parking placard may be issued to a person who is certified by a health care provider as having:
- A permanent or temporary physical disability requiring the use of a wheelchair, a walker, braces, or crutches;
- Permanently or temporarily lost the use of one or both legs;
- A serious, long-term or short-term mobility limitation caused by a lung or heart condition, arthritis, or an orthopedic or neurological impairment; or
- Permanent or temporary blindness or visual impairment.
Company parking placards may be issued to businesses or organizations—such as corporations, LLCs, partnerships, or associations—that are authorized by the state or local government to operate programs or facilities serving people with disabilities, including transportation services.
A permanent disability parking placard may also be issued to a person who has been issued or is otherwise eligible to receive a Disabled Hoosier Veteran (DHV) license plate.
A permanent disability parking placard does not expire unless a health care provider certifies that the disability is no longer considered to be permanent.
A health care provider may certify that a person’s disability is no longer permanent by mailing a letter to the Indiana BMV explaining the person is no longer permanently disabled and mailing a letter to:
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Registrations Department
100 N. Senate Avenue, N483
Indianapolis, IN 46204
A temporary disability parking placard expires on the date indicated by the health care provider on the application or one (1) year from the date of issuance, whichever occurs first.
A parking placard issued to a company expires on January 1 of the fourth year after the year in which the placard is issued. (For example, a company placard issued on 7/1/2017 expires on 1/1/2021) However, if the company ceases operations, the parking placard is no longer valid and the placard expires immediately.
Eligibility
A disability license plate may be issued to a person who is certified by a health care provider as having:
- A permanent physical disability requiring the use of a wheelchair, a walker, braces, or crutches;
- Permanently lost the use of one or both legs;
- A permanent and severe restriction in mobility due to a pulmonary or cardiovascular disability, an arthritic condition or an orthopedic or neurological impairment; or
- Permanent blindness or visual impairment.
A disability license plate may also be issued to:
- A person who has been issued a permanent parking placard;
- Businesses or organizations—such as corporations, LLCs, partnerships, associations, or their legal successors—may be authorized by the state or local government to operate programs or facilities that serve people with disabilities, including transportation services; or
- A person, other than the disabled person, who designates a vehicle as a vehicle that is regularly used to transport the disabled person who is certified by a health care provider as having one of the qualifying disabilities described above.
Availability
A disability license plate may be displayed on:
- Passenger vehicles
- Truck with a declared gross weight of less than 11,000 lbs.
- Mini-trucks
- Motorcycles (including autocycles)
- Motor driven cycles (MDC)
- Recreational vehicles (RV)
A disability license plate may be renewed online at myBMV.com, at any kiosk, by phone (using the phone access code on your renewal notice), by mail, or at any BMV branch.
How to Apply for a Disability License Plate/Placard
You may apply for a disability license plate and/or parking placard by completing an Application for Disability License Plate or Parking Placard – State Form 42070 (prior versions of this form will not be accepted). The application may be submitted to any branch or mailed to the address listed on the application.
To apply by mail for a disability license plate or parking placard, download the Disability License Plate and Placard Application Mail-In Checklist. It includes step-by-step mailing instructions and a list of everything you need to include with your application.
Are you a disabled veteran?
Take a look at the disabled Hoosier veteran license plate options.
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