REQUIREMENTS
Submit the following items:
1.This completed and signed application.
2.Physician’s Statement for Disabled Person Placard (DOR-1776) Note: Any not-for-profit group, organization, or other entity that transports physically disabled persons must submit a statement on business letterhead, signed by an officer that states the entity transports physically disabled persons. The Physician’s Statement must be issued within 90 days of the application date. The Physician’s Statement for Disabled Person Placard (DOR-1766) is not required to obtain a replacement placard. A Physician’s Statement is required every four years for renewal applicants under the age of 75.
3.A $2 fee for each temporary placard or $4 fee for each temporary replacement placard. (There is no fee for new, renewal, or replacement permanent placards.)
You may submit the items above to your local license office or by mail to the following address.
MOTOR VEHICLE BUREAU
PO BOX 598
JEFFERSON CITY MO 65105-0598
Upon approval of your application, you will receive a new placard and a validated registration receipt. Keep the registration receipt with you when using the placard.
PERMANENT/TEMPORARY DISABLED PERSON PLACARD INFORMATION
A permanent/temporary disabled person placard (placard) is a removable windshield placard that is to be hung from the front, middle rearview mirror of a PARKED vehicle in order to park in disabled parking spaces. It is unlawful to hang the placard from the rearview mirror when driving the vehicle. Designated disabled parking spaces may only be used and the placard only displayed when a physically disabled person is the occupant of the motor vehicle when the vehicle is parked (or immediately before it is parked) or when the vehicle is being used to pick up or drop off the physically disabled person who was issued the placard. The driver or any occupant shall produce the VALIDATED RECEIPT of this application and photo identification of the disabled person for whom the placard was issued upon request from any law enforcement or peace officer. Failure to do so is a class A misdemeanor. A placard is not transferable to another person. It is unlawful for the placard owner to loan the placard to any person for any reason, even if that person is disabled.
Who qualifies for a permanent/temporary disabled person placard?
Any physically disabled person, parent or guardian of a physically disabled person, or a not-for-profit group or organization that transports physically disabled persons.
What is the definition of “physically disabled?”
The term “physically disabled” means a blind person, as defined in Section 8.700, RSMo, or a person with medical disabilities which prohibits, limits, or severely impairs one’s ability to walk, as determined by an
advance practice registered nurse, licensed physician, chiropractor, physician’s assistant, podiatrist, or optometrist as follows.
1.The person cannot walk 50 feet without stopping to rest due to a severe and disabling arthritic, neurological, orthopedic condition, or other severe and disabling condition;
2.The person cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device;
3.The person is restricted by a respiratory or other disease to such an extent that the person’s forced respiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest;
4.The person uses portable oxygen; or
5.The person has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person’s functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV according to the standards set by the American Heart Association.
A person’s age shall not be a factor in determining whether such person is physically disabled.
Who determines physical disability?
An advance practice registered nurse, licensed physician, chiropractor, physician’s assistant, podiatrist, or optometrist must certify the person is permanently or temporarily “physically disabled” by completing a Physician’s Statement for Disabled Person’s Placard (DOR-1776) and indicating whether the disability is permanent or temporary.
What are the penalties for misuse, fraudulent application, renewal, procurement, or use of a permanent/ temporary disabled person placard?
Fraudulent application, renewal, procurement, or use of a placard, or parking in a disabled parking space by a person not physically disabled or transporting a physically disabled person is a misdemeanor.
Should the permanent/temporary disabled person placard be returned to the Department of Revenue if the placard owner is deceased?
Yes, the personal representative of the deceased or the person who has possession of the placard must return the placard to the Department of Revenue. Failure to return the placard is a misdemeanor.
If you have any questions, visit our web site at www.dor.mo.gov/mvdl or call (573)526-3669.
