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​Persons with Disability Registration Plates

Persons with Disability Registration Plate

persons with disability registration plate

PennDOT shall issue a special registration plate for a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds, designating the vehicle so licensed as being used by a person with a disability.

Benefits:

  • When the vehicle is used by or for the person with a disability, the plate will allow vehicles to park for a period of 60 minutes in excess of the legal parking period permitted by local authorities, except where local ordinances or police regulations provide for the accommodation of heavy traffic during morning, afternoon, and evening hours.
  • Any vehicle displaying the registration plate being operated by or for a person with a disability qualifies to park in areas so designated as being reserved for persons with disability.
  • Upon request of a person with a qualifying disability, local authorities may erect a sign(s) on the highway as close as possible to the person's residence indicating that the place is reserved for a person with a disability.

Persons with Disability Motorcycle Registration Plate

persons with disability motorcycle registration plate

The department shall issue a registration plate containing the international symbol for access for persons with disabilities for display on the registration plate.

Benefits:

  • When the vehicle is used by or for the person with a disability, the plate will allow vehicles to park for a period of 60 minutes in excess of the legal parking period permitted by local authorities, except where local ordinances or police regulations provide for the accommodation of heavy traffic during morning, afternoon, and evening hours.
  • Any vehicle displaying the registration plate, being operated by or for a person with a disability, qualifies to park in areas so designated as being reserved for persons with disability.
  • Upon request of a person with a qualifying disability, local authorities may erect a sign(s) on the highway as close as possible to the person's residence indicating that the place is reserved for a person with a disability.

Disabled Veteran Registration Plate

disabled veteran registration plate

On the application of any veteran having a disability certified by the service unit of the armed forces in which the veteran served or by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Administrator as service-connected, PennDOT shall issue a special registration plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a disabled veteran.

Severely Disabled Veteran Plate

severely disabled veteran registration plate

On the application of a veteran whose service-connected disability is certified at 100 percent by the service unit of the armed forces in which the veteran served or by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Administrator or who has a service-connected disability, PennDOT shall issue a special registration plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a severely disabled veteran. A veteran may also self-certify by providing a legible photocopy of their Letter of Promulgation, Awards Letter, Single Notification Letter, or Summary of Benefits Letter, provided the documents indicate a 100 percent service-connected disability.

Benefits:

  • When the vehicle is used by or for the person with a disability, the plate will allow vehicles to park for a period of 60 minutes in excess of the legal parking period permitted by local authorities, except where local ordinances or police regulations provide for the accommodation of heavy traffic during morning, afternoon, and evening hours.
  • Any vehicle displaying the registration plate, being operated by or for a person with a disability, qualifies to park in areas so designated as being reserved for persons with disability.
  • Upon request of a person with a qualifying disability, local authorities may erect a sign(s) on the highway as close as possible to the person's residence indicating that the place is reserved for a person with a disability.

Severely Disabled Veteran Motorcycle Decal

severely disabled veteran motorcycle decal

On the application of a veteran whose service-connected disability is certified at 100 percent by the service unit of the armed forces in which the veteran served or by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Administrator or who has a service-connected disability, in the case of a motorcycle, PennDOT shall issue a decal containing the international symbol for access for persons with disabilities and the words "disabled veteran" for display on the registration plate. A veteran may also self-certify by providing a legible photocopy of their Letter of Promulgation, Awards Letter, Single Notification Letter, or Summary of Benefits Letter, provided the documents indicate a 100 percent service-connected disability.

Benefits:

  • When the vehicle is used by or for the person with a disability, the decal will allow vehicles to park for a period of 60 minutes in excess of the legal parking period permitted by local authorities, except where local ordinances or police regulations provide for the accommodation of heavy traffic during morning, afternoon, and evening hours.
  • Any vehicle displaying the decal on the registration plate, being operated by or for a person with a disability, qualifies to park in areas so designated as being reserved for persons with disability.
  • Upon request of a person with a qualifying disability, local authorities may erect a sign(s) on the highway as close as possible to the person's residence indicating that the place is reserved for a person with a disability.