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The Commissioner shall require that each original application be accompanied by a certification signed by a licensed physician, licensed podiatrist, licensed chiropractor, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed physician assistant on forms prescribed by the Commissioner that the applicant meets the definition of “person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or that creates a concern for his safety while walking” contained in \u00a7 46.2-1240.1\n\nThe Commissioner shall provide for the renewal of such placards every five years. Applications for renewals may require the applicant to certify that his disability is a permanent disability, but renewal applications need not be accompanied by a physician’s, a podiatrist’s, a chiropractor’s, an advanced practice registered nurse’s, or a physician assistant’s certification of the applicant’s disability. The Commissioner shall work in consultation with the Medical Advisory Board for the Department to develop a definition of “permanent disability” as used in this subdivision. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, no physician’s, podiatrist’s, chiropractor’s, advanced practice registered nurse’s, or physician assistant’s certification of an applicant’s disability shall be required for the renewal of any disabled parking placard of an applicant to whom disabled parking license plates have been issued under § 46.2-731.2\n\nThe placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner pursuant to the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240.B\n\nUpon the application of a person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking and whose disability is temporary, the Commissioner shall issue a temporary removable windshield placard. The application for a temporary removable windshield placard shall be accompanied by a certification signed by a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a podiatrist, or a chiropractor on forms prescribed by the Commissioner that the applicant meets the definition of “person with a condition that limits or impairs his ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking” contained in \u00a7 46.2-1240 and shall also include the period of time that the physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor determines the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months.1\n\nA licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a podiatrist, or a chiropractor may certify up to 15 days in advance of an applicant’s medical procedure that an applicant will meet the definition of “person with a condition that limits or impairs his ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking” and that the disability will be temporary. Any licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, or chiropractor who certifies an applicant’s disability in advance of a medical procedure shall provide the period of time for which the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, or chiropractor has determined that the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months. The Commissioner will mail the temporary placard to the applicant.2\n\nThe temporary removable windshield placard shall be valid for the period of time for which the physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor has determined that the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months from the date of issuance.3\n\nThe placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner pursuant to the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240.C\n\nOn application, the Commissioner shall issue to hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, and other institutions and organizations meeting criteria determined by the Commissioner organizational removable windshield placards, as provided for in the foregoing provisions of this section, for use by volunteers when transporting disabled persons in passenger vehicles and pickup or panel trucks owned by such volunteers. The provisions of this section relating to other windshield placards issued under this section shall also apply, mutatis mutandis, to windshield placards issued to these institutions and organizations, except that windshield placards issued to institutions and agencies, in addition to their expiration date, shall bear the name of the institution or organization whose volunteers will be using the windshield placards rather than the name, age, and sex of the person to whom issued.1\n\nThe Commissioner shall provide for the renewal of such placards every five years.2\n\nThe placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner pursuant to the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240.D\n\nNo person shall use or display an organizational removable windshield placard, permanent removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard beyond its expiration date.E\n\nOrganizational removable windshield placards, permanent removable windshield placards and temporary removable windshield placards shall be displayed in such a manner that they may be viewed from the front and rear of the vehicle and be hanging from the rearview mirror of a vehicle utilizing a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk or create a concern for their safety while walking. When there is no rearview mirror, the placard shall be displayed on the vehicle’s dashboard. No placard shall be displayed from the rearview mirror while a vehicle is in motion.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252039,"text":"Upon application of a person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or that creates a concern for his safety while walking, the Commissioner shall issue a permanent removable windshield placard for use on a passenger car or pickup or panel truck. The Commissioner shall require that each original application be accompanied by a certification signed by a licensed physician, licensed podiatrist, licensed chiropractor, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed physician assistant on forms prescribed by the Commissioner that the applicant meets the definition of “person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or that creates a concern for his safety while walking” contained in \u00a7 46.2-1240.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":252040,"text":"The Commissioner shall provide for the renewal of such placards every five years. Applications for renewals may require the applicant to certify that his disability is a permanent disability, but renewal applications need not be accompanied by a physician’s, a podiatrist’s, a chiropractor’s, an advanced practice registered nurse’s, or a physician assistant’s certification of the applicant’s disability. The Commissioner shall work in consultation with the Medical Advisory Board for the Department to develop a definition of “permanent disability” as used in this subdivision. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, no physician’s, podiatrist’s, chiropractor’s, advanced practice registered nurse’s, or physician assistant’s certification of an applicant’s disability shall be required for the renewal of any disabled parking placard of an applicant to whom disabled parking license plates have been issued under § 46.2-731.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":252041,"text":"The placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner pursuant to the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":252042,"text":"Upon the application of a person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking and whose disability is temporary, the Commissioner shall issue a temporary removable windshield placard. The application for a temporary removable windshield placard shall be accompanied by a certification signed by a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a podiatrist, or a chiropractor on forms prescribed by the Commissioner that the applicant meets the definition of “person with a condition that limits or impairs his ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking” contained in \u00a7 46.2-1240 and shall also include the period of time that the physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor determines the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B1"},"4":{"id":252043,"text":"A licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a podiatrist, or a chiropractor may certify up to 15 days in advance of an applicant’s medical procedure that an applicant will meet the definition of “person with a condition that limits or impairs his ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking” and that the disability will be temporary. Any licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, or chiropractor who certifies an applicant’s disability in advance of a medical procedure shall provide the period of time for which the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, or chiropractor has determined that the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months. The Commissioner will mail the temporary placard to the applicant.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"5":{"id":252044,"text":"The temporary removable windshield placard shall be valid for the period of time for which the physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor has determined that the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months from the date of issuance.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"6":{"id":252045,"text":"The placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner pursuant to the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"C"},"7":{"id":252046,"text":"On application, the Commissioner shall issue to hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, and other institutions and organizations meeting criteria determined by the Commissioner organizational removable windshield placards, as provided for in the foregoing provisions of this section, for use by volunteers when transporting disabled persons in passenger vehicles and pickup or panel trucks owned by such volunteers. The provisions of this section relating to other windshield placards issued under this section shall also apply, mutatis mutandis, to windshield placards issued to these institutions and organizations, except that windshield placards issued to institutions and agencies, in addition to their expiration date, shall bear the name of the institution or organization whose volunteers will be using the windshield placards rather than the name, age, and sex of the person to whom issued.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"C1"},"8":{"id":252047,"text":"The Commissioner shall provide for the renewal of such placards every five years.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"C1","prefix_anchor":"C1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"C2"},"9":{"id":252048,"text":"The placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner pursuant to the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"C2","prefix_anchor":"C2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C1","next_prefix":"D"},"10":{"id":252049,"text":"No person shall use or display an organizational removable windshield placard, permanent removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard beyond its expiration date.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C2","next_prefix":"E"},"11":{"id":252050,"text":"Organizational removable windshield placards, permanent removable windshield placards and temporary removable windshield placards shall be displayed in such a manner that they may be viewed from the front and rear of the vehicle and be hanging from the rearview mirror of a vehicle utilizing a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk or create a concern for their safety while walking. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 783<\/a> and 904<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 136<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 133<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 992<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 276<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 715<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 137<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 183<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 411<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62827,"section_number":"46.2-1242","catch_line":"Parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities; local ordinances; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1242\/"},{"id":67548,"section_number":"46.2-1256","catch_line":"Notice of convictions; revocation of disabled parking placards and license plates","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1256\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60107,"section_number":"46.2-1240","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1240\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229959,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69726,"identifier":"46.2-1241","token":"46.2\/III\/12.1\/46.2-1241","url":"\/46.2-1241\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1241\/","token":"46.2\/III\/12.1\/46.2-1241","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of disabled parking placards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1241","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon application of a person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or that creates a concern for his safety while walking, the Commissioner<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a permanent removable windshield placard for use on a passenger car<\/span> or pickup or panel truck<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> shall require that each original application be accompanied by a certification signed by a licensed physician, licensed podiatrist, licensed chiropractor, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed physician assistant on forms prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span> that the applicant meets the definition of “person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or that creates a concern for his safety while walking” contained in \u00a7 46.2-1240<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall provide for the renewal of such placards every five years. Applications for renewals may require the applicant to certify that his disability is a permanent disability, but renewal applications need not be accompanied by a physician’s, a podiatrist’s, a chiropractor’s, an advanced practice registered nurse’s, or a physician assistant’s certification of the applicant’s disability. The Commissioner<\/span> shall work in consultation with the Medical Advisory Board for the Department<\/span> to develop a definition of “permanent disability” as used in this subdivision. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, no physician’s, podiatrist’s, chiropractor’s, advanced practice registered nurse’s, or physician assistant’s certification of an applicant’s disability shall be required for the renewal of any disabled parking placard of an applicant to whom disabled parking license plates<\/span> have been issued under § 46.2-731<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner<\/span> pursuant to the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon the application of a person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking and whose disability is temporary, the Commissioner<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a temporary removable windshield placard. The application for a temporary removable windshield placard shall be accompanied by a certification signed by a licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a podiatrist, or a chiropractor on forms prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span> that the applicant meets the definition of “person with a condition that limits or impairs his ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking” contained in \u00a7 46.2-1240<\/a> and shall also include the period of time that the physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor determines the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a podiatrist, or a chiropractor may certify up to 15 days in advance of an applicant’s medical procedure that an applicant will meet the definition of “person with a condition that limits or impairs his ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking” and that the disability will be temporary. Any licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, or chiropractor who certifies an applicant’s disability in advance of a medical procedure shall provide the period of time for which the physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, or chiropractor has determined that the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months. The Commissioner<\/span> will mail the temporary placard to the applicant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The temporary removable windshield placard shall be valid for the period of time for which the physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor has determined that the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months from the date of issuance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner<\/span> pursuant to the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> On application, the Commissioner<\/span> shall issue<\/span> to hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, and other institutions and organizations meeting criteria determined by the Commissioner<\/span> organizational removable windshield placards, as provided for in the foregoing provisions of this section, for use by volunteers when transporting disabled persons in passenger vehicles<\/span> and pickup or panel trucks<\/span> owned by such volunteers. The provisions of this section relating to other windshield placards issued under this section shall also apply, mutatis mutandis<\/span>, to windshield placards issued to these institutions and organizations, except that windshield placards issued to institutions and agencies, in addition to their expiration date, shall bear the name of the institution or organization whose volunteers will be using the windshield placards rather than the name, age, and sex of the person to whom issued. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall provide for the renewal of such placards every five years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner<\/span> pursuant to the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No person shall use or display an organizational removable windshield placard, permanent removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard beyond its expiration date. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Organizational removable windshield placards, permanent removable windshield placards and temporary removable windshield placards shall be displayed in such a manner that they may be viewed from the front and rear of the vehicle<\/span> and be hanging from the rearview mirror of a vehicle<\/span> utilizing a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk or create a concern for their safety while walking. When there is no rearview mirror, the placard shall be displayed on the vehicle<\/span>’s dashboard. No placard shall be displayed from the rearview mirror while a vehicle<\/span> is in motion<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF DISABLED PARKING PLACARDS (\u00a7 46.2-1241)\n\nA. Upon application of a person with a disability that limits or impairs his\nability to walk or that creates a concern for his safety while walking, the\nCommissioner shall issue a permanent removable windshield placard for use on a\npassenger car or pickup or panel truck. The Commissioner shall require that each\noriginal application be accompanied by a certification signed by a licensed\nphysician, licensed podiatrist, licensed chiropractor, licensed advanced\npractice registered nurse, or licensed physician assistant on forms prescribed\nby the Commissioner that the applicant meets the definition of “person\nwith a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or that creates a\nconcern for his safety while walking” contained in \u00a7 46.2-1240.\n\n 1. The Commissioner shall provide for the renewal of such placards every five\n years. Applications for renewals may require the applicant to certify that his\n disability is a permanent disability, but renewal applications need not be\n accompanied by a physician’s, a podiatrist’s, a\n chiropractor’s, an advanced practice registered nurse’s, or a\n physician assistant’s certification of the applicant’s disability.\n The Commissioner shall work in consultation with the Medical Advisory Board\n for the Department to develop a definition of “permanent\n disability” as used in this subdivision. Notwithstanding any contrary\n provision of this chapter, no physician’s, podiatrist’s,\n chiropractor’s, advanced practice registered nurse’s, or physician\n assistant’s certification of an applicant’s disability shall be\n required for the renewal of any disabled parking placard of an applicant to\n whom disabled parking license plates have been issued under § 46.2-731.\n\n 2. The placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner pursuant to\n the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240.\n\nB. Upon the application of a person with a disability that limits or impairs his\nability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking and whose\ndisability is temporary, the Commissioner shall issue a temporary removable\nwindshield placard. The application for a temporary removable windshield placard\nshall be accompanied by a certification signed by a licensed physician, an\nadvanced practice registered nurse, a physician assistant, a podiatrist, or a\nchiropractor on forms prescribed by the Commissioner that the applicant meets\nthe definition of “person with a condition that limits or impairs his\nability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking”\ncontained in \u00a7 46.2-1240 and shall also include the period of time that the\nphysician, podiatrist, or chiropractor determines the applicant will have the\ndisability, not to exceed 12 months.\n\n 1. A licensed physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, a physician\n assistant, a podiatrist, or a chiropractor may certify up to 15 days in\n advance of an applicant’s medical procedure that an applicant will meet\n the definition of “person with a condition that limits or impairs his\n ability to walk or creates a concern for his safety while walking” and\n that the disability will be temporary. Any licensed physician, advanced\n practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, or chiropractor\n who certifies an applicant’s disability in advance of a medical\n procedure shall provide the period of time for which the physician, advanced\n practice registered nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, or chiropractor\n has determined that the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12\n months. The Commissioner will mail the temporary placard to the applicant.\n\n 2. The temporary removable windshield placard shall be valid for the period of\n time for which the physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor has determined that\n the applicant will have the disability, not to exceed 12 months from the date\n of issuance.\n\n 3. The placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner pursuant to\n the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240.\n\nC. On application, the Commissioner shall issue to hospitals, hospices, nursing\nhomes, and other institutions and organizations meeting criteria determined by\nthe Commissioner organizational removable windshield placards, as provided for\nin the foregoing provisions of this section, for use by volunteers when\ntransporting disabled persons in passenger vehicles and pickup or panel trucks\nowned by such volunteers. The provisions of this section relating to other\nwindshield placards issued under this section shall also apply, mutatis\nmutandis, to windshield placards issued to these institutions and organizations,\nexcept that windshield placards issued to institutions and agencies, in addition\nto their expiration date, shall bear the name of the institution or organization\nwhose volunteers will be using the windshield placards rather than the name,\nage, and sex of the person to whom issued.\n\n 1. The Commissioner shall provide for the renewal of such placards every five\n years.\n\n 2. The placards shall be of a design approved by the Commissioner pursuant to\n the specifications and definitions contained in § 46.2-1240.\n\nD. No person shall use or display an organizational removable windshield\nplacard, permanent removable windshield placard or temporary removable\nwindshield placard beyond its expiration date.\n\nE. Organizational removable windshield placards, permanent removable windshield\nplacards and temporary removable windshield placards shall be displayed in such\na manner that they may be viewed from the front and rear of the vehicle and be\nhanging from the rearview mirror of a vehicle utilizing a parking space reserved\nfor persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk or\ncreate a concern for their safety while walking. When there is no rearview\nmirror, the placard shall be displayed on the vehicle’s dashboard. No\nplacard shall be displayed from the rearview mirror while a vehicle is in\nmotion.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, cc. 783, 904; 2001, c. 136; 2002, c. 133; 2003, c. 992; 2005, c.\n276; 2007, c. 715; 2013, c. 137; 2023, c. 183; 2024, c. 411.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}