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Parking Placards & License Plate Long Term Disabled Person Parking Placards 
A long-term disabled person parking placard is available to any individual
with permanent mobility problems or those who are legally blind.The disability must be certified by:
Disabled persons must have either a current Florida Driver License or a Florida Identification Card issued by the Florida Division of Driver Licenses. Long-term permits are issued for a period of four years and expire on the disabled person’s birthday. Individuals seeking the long-term parking placard must submit a completed application. There is no fee for a long term disabled parking placard. Individuals are limited to two placards. Applications may be obtained at at one of the Tax Collector's Offices. Click here to retrieve the Disabled Person Parking Placard Application. (This form is made available through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles website.) Warning: Knowingly providing false information on an application to obtain a disabled parking placard is a misdemeanor of the first degree, the penalty for which is up to 1 year in jail and/or a fine of $1,000. Back To Page Navigator  Temporary Disabled
Person Parking PlacardsTemporary disabled person parking placards are available to any individual with a temporary disability. The disability must be certified by:
Click here to retrieve the Disabled Person Parking Placard Application. (This form is made available through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles website.) Warning: Knowingly providing false information on an application to obtain a disabled parking placard is a misdemeanor of the first degree, the penalty for which is up to 1 year in jail and/or a fine of $1,000. Back To Page Navigator Renewal Of Long Term
Disabled Person Parking PlacardsThe Tax Collector's Office mails out renewal cards for permanent parking placards. Effective Oct. 1, any person issued a blue permanent disabled parking permit must renew their permit every four years and, when doing so, provide a certificate of disability completed and signed by a certifying medical authority within the last 12 months. That means every blue disabled parking permit holder will, at least every four years and within 12 months of the date of their renewal, fill out Form HSMV 83039 and signed by a certifying medical authority within the last 12 months. There is no fee for the renewal of a long-term disabled parking placard. Renewals may also be conducted by mail or by visiting one of the Tax Collector's Offices. If a renewal card is not received, qualified individuals may mail-in a request for the renewal or visit one of the Tax Collector's Offices. The request should include the parking placard number(s). Back To Page Navigator Disabled Person Parking Tags  The Tax Collector's Office initially issues and replaces the Wheel Chair Symbol tag (license plate). Fees: $28 Original Plate Issue fee, the regular registration taxes due and $1.50 Plate Mail fee. These license plates may only be issued for use on the following types of vehicles: Automobiles for private use; trucks weighing 5,000 pounds or less; automobiles which seat under nine passengers and are for hire; and, motor homes or truck campers not for hire or commercial use.In addition to regular registration requirements, proof of eligibility that the applicant is permanently confined to a wheelchair or qualifies for a long term Disabled Person Parking Placard must be submitted in one of the following forms: The physician's statement certifying permanent confinement to a wheelchair; or, a statement on letterhead stationary from any physician licensed to practice in the United States stating that the applicant is permanently confined to a wheelchair; or, a completed HSMV 83039 form. Click her to access HSMV 83039 form (in PDF)... |Get Adobe Reader| To obtain the application, please contact the Tax Collector's Office by email Mail@PolkTaxes.com, written correspondence, telephone or visit one of the Tax Collector's Offices. Back To Page Navigator |
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