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Drivers with Disabilities
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- How to Apply
- Disability Defined
- Travelers
Page OverviewIn 2006, the state of Georgia changed its procedure for you to obtain a disabled parking placard. Form MV-9, the application for a disabled license plate or placard, is now available online and must be processed through the Department of Revenue. The placards are no longer available from the Department of Driver Services.
Top Types of Parking Permits
When applying for disabled parking permits, you have several options to choose from:
- Temporary placard: free
- Permanent placard: free
- Special permanent parking permit for disabled drivers in specially equipped vehicles: free
- Parking decal: $5 fee
- License plate: $20 fee, plus applicable taxes
All of the above permits allow you to park in disabled parking spaces. You may not apply for both a decal and a license plate, but you may get additional placards with either one. Placards hang from the rear-view mirror in the vehicle occupied by the disabled person.
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Top How to Apply
Whether you apply for a temporary or permanent permit depends on the nature of your disability. Your doctor must complete a portion of the application certifying your disability and whether it is temporary or permanent.
When your application is complete and notarized, take it to your county tag office.
Top Disability Defined
Your doctor will need to certify any of the following conditions of your disability, based on criteria set forth by Georgia law:
- Hearing impaired
- Cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest
- Cannot walk without assistance or use of wheelchair
- Lung disease or severe breathing difficulty
- Uses portable oxygen
- Has severe cardiac condition
- Is blind
- Has limited walking ability due to arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition or complications due to pregnancy
Top Travelers
Georgia makes it easy for travelers to use their disabled parking permits. The state recognizes and honors all disabled parking permits, placards, and plates from other states, so disabled visitors are welcome to park in handicap spaces statewide. Disabled permits, placards, and plates issued in Georgia are also valid in all 50 states, so there's one less worry before you take that next road trip.
Related Questions from DMV Answers
Where do I get disability forms?
Online.Finding driver-related disability forms – such as those for disabled drivers’ license plates and parking placards – takes no more effort than visiting the Web site of your state’s DMV or motor vehicle agency, downloading the form (most are in PDF format), and printing it. On the Web site, you can also find instructions for completing the forms, as well as any special medical documents you need to present with them and any medical checkups and doctors’ signatures you need to obtain.Other Disability FormsIf you’re looking for other disability forms – such as benefit claims supporting forms and Medicare prescription drug help forms – you can get them from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Visit the agency’s Web site or your local SSA office, or contact the agency at (800) 772-1213.Also keep in mind that most states provide residents with disability forms and information through state agencies, too. In West Virginia, f...
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Note that for the purposes of this answer, a “Class D” license is the full license required to operate a regular, noncommercial vehicle. Although many states like Alabama, Mississippi, and North Dakota refer to this license as a Class D license, some label them with other letters. West Virginia, for example, calls this license a Class E; Oregon and Texas call them Class C licenses.Before you dive into the grid, keep in mind that: Training means you need to complete a drivers ed or training course, provide proof of course completion, and possibly log additional behind-the-wheel hours after the course. Test is the written test you’ll take before you get your permit (and possibly before you get your drivers license). Permit means your state requires you to have a learner’s or instruction permit before you can apply for your drivers license. Interim refers to the license in between a permit and a full drivers license that some states require. Not every state r...
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