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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to lifetime disabled parking permits; 2
amending s. 320.0848, F.S.; requiring the Department 3
of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue a 4
lifetime disabled parking permit to certain 5
permanently disabled persons; requiring the validation 6
sticker issued with such permit to indicate that the 7
permit does not expire; authorizing a person who has 8
been issued such a permit to provide a certificate of 9
disability issued at any time in order to obtain a 10
replacement for a lost or stolen permit; providing an 11
effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection 16
(2) of section 320.0848, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 17
320.0848 Persons who have disabilities; issuance of 18
disabled parking permits; temporary permits; permits for certain 19
providers of transportation services to persons who have 20
disabilities.— 21
(1)(a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 22
or its authorized agents shall, upon application and receipt of 23
the fee:, 24
1. Issue a disabled parking permit for a period of up to 4 25
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years, which period ends on the applicant's birthday, to a any 26
person who has long-term mobility impairment ; 27
2. Issue, or a temporary disabled parking permit for up to 28
not to exceed 6 months to a any person who has a temporary 29
mobility impairment; or 30
3. Issue a lifetime disabled parking permit to a person 31
who is certified as permanently disabled due to permanent 32
dismemberment or an amputation and is in need of the disabled 33
parking permit due to that permanent dismemberment or 34
amputation. A lifetime disabled parking permit is valid from the 35
date of issuance until the pe rson's death and is not subject to 36
renewal under paragraph (d) . 37
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A No person is not will be required to pay a fee for a parking 39
permit for disabled persons more than once in a 12 -month period 40
from the date of the prior fee payment. 41
(2) DISABLED PARKING P ERMIT; PERSONS WITH LONG -TERM 42
MOBILITY PROBLEMS, PERMANENT DISMEMBERMENT, OR AMPUTATION .— 43
(a) The disabled parking permit is a placard that can be 44
placed in a motor vehicle so as to be visible from the front and 45
rear of the vehicle. Each side of the plac ard must have the 46
international symbol of accessibility in a contrasting color in 47
the center so as to be visible. One side of the placard must 48
display the applicant's driver license number or state 49
identification card number along with a warning that the 50
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applicant must have such identification at all times while using 51
the parking permit. In those cases where the severity of the 52
disability prevents a disabled person from physically visiting 53
or being transported to a driver license or tax collector office 54
to obtain a driver license or identification card, a certifying 55
physician may sign the exemption section of the department's 56
parking permit application to exempt the disabled person from 57
being issued a driver license or identification card for the 58
number to be displayed on the parking permit. A validation 59
sticker must also be issued with each disabled parking permit, 60
showing the month and year of expiration , or, in the case of a 61
lifetime disabled parking permit, indicating that the permit 62
does not expire, on each side of the placard. Validation 63
stickers must be of the size specified by the Department of 64
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and must be affixed to the 65
disabled parking permits. The disabled parking permits must use 66
the same colors as license plate va lidations. 67
(b) License plates issued under ss. 320.084, 320.0842, 68
320.0843, and 320.0845 are valid for the same parking privileges 69
and other privileges provided under ss. 316.1955, 316.1964, and 70
526.141(5)(a). 71
(c) The department shall not issue an addi tional disabled 72
parking permit unless the applicant states that he or she is a 73
frequent traveler or a quadriplegic. The department may not 74
issue to any one eligible applicant more than two disabled 75
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parking permits except to an organization in accordance wi th 76
paragraph (1)(e). Subsections (1), (5), (6), and (7) apply to 77
this subsection. 78
(d) To obtain a replacement for a disabled parking permit 79
that has been lost or stolen, a person must submit an 80
application on a form prescribed by the department, pay a 81
replacement fee in the amount of $1, to be retained by the 82
issuing agency, and provide a certificate of disability issued 83
within the last 12 months pursuant to subsection (1), except 84
that: and pay a replacement fee in the amount of $1, to be 85
retained by the issuing agency. 86
1. If the person submits with the application a police 87
report documenting that the permit was stolen, there is no 88
replacement fee. 89
2. A veteran who has been previously evaluated and 90
certified by the United States Department of Vetera ns Affairs or 91
any branch of the United States Armed Forces as permanently and 92
totally disabled from a service -connected disability may provide 93
a United States Department of Veterans Affairs Form Letter 27 -94
333, or its equivalent, issued within the last 12 m onths in lieu 95
of a certificate of disability. 96
3. A person who has been issued a lifetime disabled 97
parking permit under subparagraph (1)(a)3. may provide a 98
certificate of disability issued at any time. 99
(e) A person who qualifies for a disabled parking p ermit 100
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under this section may be issued an international wheelchair 101
user symbol license plate under s. 320.0843 in lieu of the 102
disabled parking permit; or, if the person qualifies for a "DV" 103
license plate under s. 320.084, such a license plate may be 104
issued to him or her in lieu of a disabled parking permit. 105
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 106