RG-007A: South Carolina Application for Placard and/or License Plate for People Who Have a Disability

Enter the Last Name, First Name and Middle Name, then the Residence Address with City, State and Zip Code.

Enter a Mailing Address, with City, State and Zip Code, only if it is different from the residence address; all correspondence will be mailed to the address of the applicant.

Unless indicated otherwise, the addresses in the address boxes will be used by the State Election Commission to update the voter registration; the two check boxes are Do not update my residence address and Do not update my mailing address.

The Update Voter Registration opt-out check boxes do not apply to business customers.

Enter the Telephone Number, the SC Driver's License, BP, or ID Number, the Date of Birth, the Social Security Number and the Email Address.

* Indicates Required: Telephone Number, SC Driver's License, BP, or ID Number, Date of Birth and Email Address. Social Security Number has no *.

By signing you certify that this information is true and correct. Sign on the Signature of Applicant (Parent/Legal Guardian) line, then write the Printed Name of Applicant (Parent/Legal Guardian) and the Date.

Check the type of transaction: Original, Renewal, Remove Authorized Person (with the name), Add Parking Authorized ($1.00) (checked October 21, 2026) or Replacement (with the Prior Plate/Placard No). The form also prints the boxes Plate, Placard and Plate and Placard.

Check One. Plate: for customers who only want a plate; must complete all sections.

Placard: for customers who only want a placard; must complete sections 1-3.

Plate and Placard: for customers who want both plate and placard; must complete all sections.

Original: for first-time applicants.

Renewal: to renew placard or license plate.

Replacement: to replace a lost, stolen or destroyed plate, or placard and certificate.

Second page, Add Person who has a disability: to add the name of an individual who has a disability to the Registration Certificate ($1.00) (checked October 21, 2026). A licensed Physician, APRN, or PA completes Section 3.

Placards are available to people who a licensed Physician, APRN, or PA have certified as having a disability.

First page: Note: Placard Registration Certificate must remain in the vehicle when the placard is being used. Second page: The placard fee is $1.00 (checked October 21, 2026) and only one placard may be issued per applicant. A registration certificate will be issued with each placard and must remain with the person who has a disability when the placard is used.

This is to certify that Name of Applicant (please print), Date of Birth, has the following condition(s): An inability to ordinarily walk one hundred feet nonstop without aggravating an existing medical condition, including the increase of pain; An inability to ordinarily walk without the use of, or assistance from a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device; A restriction by lung disease to the extent that the person's forced expiratory volume for one second when measured by spirometry is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than sixty mm/Hg on room air at rest; Requires use of portable oxygen; A cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV according to standards established by the American Heart Association. If the person's status improves to a higher level, for example as a result of bypass surgery or transplantation, he or she no longer meets this criteria; A substantial limitation in the ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition, for example, coordination problems and muscle spasticity due to conditions that include Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, or multiple sclerosis; or Blindness; Autistic or neurodivergent or who are parents of children who are autistic or neurodivergent. (This is for the issuance of the autistic/neurodivergent plate. This plate will not get the handicapped designation. Applicants must complete Form MV-95).

The physician, APRN, or PA must certify the applicant as having a disability by checking the qualifying conditions.

The Physician, APRN, or PA must also indicate if the disability is permanent or temporary and state the length of the disability in the space provided. This disability is: Permanent (placard valid for 4 years). Temporary - length of time (Impairment must be at least for 4 months, but not exceed 1 year). The Physician, APRN, or PA enters the Professional License No. and Physician Office Phone No.

Write the Printed Name of Physician, APRN, or PA, sign on the Signature of Physician, APRN, or PA line and write the Date.

Section 4 is only required for a license plate and is available to individuals with a permanent disability only; complete it only if applying for a license plate.

Plates are available to people, or their immediate family members, who a licensed Physician, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), or Physician Assistant (PA) have certified as having a permanent disability for vehicles registered to the person who has a disability or an immediate family member with the same address. A registration certificate, which lists the name of the person who has a disability, will be issued with each plate and must be maintained in the applicable vehicle. The plate fee is $36.00. LICENSE PLATE: Passenger Vehicle ($36.00), Motorcycle ($10.00) (checked October 21, 2026), Military (Must mail in completed Form MV-37).

Under Vehicle Information, enter the Owner Last Name, First Name and MI, the Street Address and the Mailing Address (If different).

Enter the Vehicle Identification Number, Make, Year, Current Vehicle Plate Number, Gross Vehicle Weight, and SC Driver's License, BP, or ID.

Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) is for property carrying vehicles.

Indicate if you wish to donate to Donate Life SC: YES, I wish to donate $5.00, more or less, to Donate Life SC (checked October 21, 2026). If you would like to make a donation, indicate the amount in the space provided: Amount of donation.

INSURANCE CERTIFICATION: Under penalties of perjury, I declare this vehicle is insured with (Insurance Company) and I will maintain liability insurance through the registration period.

The name of the liability insurance company should be listed, not the agent.

Sign on the Signature of Vehicle Owner line, then write the Printed Name of Vehicle Owner and the Date. DMV USE ONLY: Check No., Amount, Plate No., Placard No., TLS Initials.

The vehicle owner must sign to certify that the vehicle is insured and will maintain insurance throughout the registration period.

Second page: Applications are accepted at an SCDMV branch or can be mailed to the following address along with a check or money order (no cash accepted) payable to the SCDMV: SC Department of Motor Vehicles PO Box 1498 Blythewood, SC 29016-0019. First page: Applications are accepted at SCDMV branches or can be mailed along with a check or money order (no cash accepted) payable to SCDMV, 10311 Wilson Blvd., Building C, Blythewood, SC 29016-0019.