                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 46.2-1240)

&#8220;Disabled parking sign&#8221; means any sign used to identify parking
spaces for use by vehicles bearing valid organizational, permanent, or temporary
removable windshield placards, disabled parking license plates, or disabled
parking license plates issued under § 46.2-739. All disabled parking signs
shall be erected and maintained in accordance with signage requirements
specified in § 36-99.11.
		&#8220;Organizational removable windshield placard&#8221; means a two-sided,
hooked placard which includes on each side: (i) the international symbol of
access at least three inches in height, centered on the placard, and shown in
white on a green background; (ii) the name of the institution or organization;
(iii) an identification number; (iv) an expiration date imprinted on the placard
and indicated by a month and year hole-punch system or an alternative system
designed by the Department; (v) a misuse hotline number designated by the
Department; (vi) a warning of the penalties for placard misuse; and (vii) the
seal or identifying symbol of the issuing authority.
		&#8220;Permanent removable windshield placard&#8221; means a two-sided, hooked
placard which includes on each side: (i) the international symbol of access at
least three inches in height, centered on the placard, and shown in white on a
blue background; (ii) an identification number; (iii) an expiration date
imprinted on the placard and indicated by a month and year hole-punch system or
an alternative system designed by the Department; (iv) a misuse hotline number
designated by the Department; (v) a warning of the penalties for placard misuse;
and (vi) the seal or other identifying symbol of the issuing authority. All
holders of permanent removable windshield placards shall be required to carry
the Disabled Parking Placard Identification Card issued with the placard by the
Department and present it to law-enforcement officials upon request.
		&#8220;Person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or
that creates a concern for his safety while walking&#8221; means a person who,
as determined by a licensed physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor: (i) cannot
walk 200 feet without stopping to rest; (ii) cannot walk without the use of or
assistance from a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device,
wheelchair, or other assistive device; (iii) is restricted by lung disease to
such an extent that his forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second,
when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or when at rest, his
arterial oxygen tension is less than 60 millimeters of mercury on room air; (iv)
uses portable oxygen; (v) has a cardiac condition to the extent that his
functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV
according to standards set by the American Heart Association; (vi) is severely
limited in his ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic
condition; (vii) has some other debilitating condition that, in the view of a
licensed physician, podiatrist, or chiropractor, limits or impairs his ability
to walk; (viii) has been diagnosed with a mental or developmental amentia or
delay that impairs judgment including, but not limited to, an autism spectrum
disorder; (ix) has been diagnosed with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease or another form
of dementia; (x) is legally blind or deaf; or (xi) has some other condition
that, in the view of a licensed physician creates a safety concern while walking
because of impaired judgment or other physical, developmental, or mental
limitation. For the purposes of this definition, a determination of a disability
by a podiatrist or chiropractor shall be limited to those conditions specified
in items (i), (ii), (vi) or (vii) of this definition.
		Any licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician
assistant, podiatrist, or chiropractor who signs a certification that states
that an applicant is disabled under clause (vii) of this definition shall
specify, in a space provided on the certification form, the medical condition
that limits or impairs the applicant&#8217;s ability to walk. Any licensed
physician, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed physician
assistant who signs a certification that states that an applicant is disabled
under clause (xi) of this definition shall specify, in a space provided on the
certification form, the physical, developmental, or mental condition that
creates the safety concern.
		&#8220;Temporary removable windshield placard&#8221; means a two-sided, hooked
placard which includes on each side: (i) the international symbol of access at
least three inches in height, centered on the placard, and shown in white on a
red background; (ii) an identification number; (iii) an expiration date
imprinted on the placard and indicated by a month and year hole-punch system or
an alternative system designed by the Department; (iv) a misuse hotline number;
(v) a warning of the penalties for placard misuse; and (vi) the seal or other
identifying symbol of the issuing authority.

HISTORY: 1997, cc. 783, 904; 1999, c. 188; 2002, c. 108; 2003, c. 992; 2005, c.
276; 2007, c. 715; 2010, c. 47; 2023, c. 183.