The number of permanent disabled parking placards in San Francisco almost doubled between 2001 and 2011, jumping from 27,000 to almost 51,000. The same doubling trend took place on a state level.

An effort to reduce the improper use of handicapped parking spaces goes into effect January 1. The State of Iowa will no longer issue “lifetime” handicapped parking permits, those blue plastic ...

Tom Lowery’s “Handicapped parking lessons” in the Dec. 3 Times is a good comment on handicap parking. I would like to take it a bit further. In Illinois, it is ...

Get a handicapped parking application from the DMV office or online. Complete and sign the form. Ask your health-care provider to fill out and sign the portion that certifies disability.

Here are the rules to legally use a parking spot for the handicapped: A motorist must have a state-issued placard, permit valid for 30 days, or disability plates with emblems attached on both the ...

What happens if you park in an accessible spot without a permit? There are two scenarios: 1. If you do not have a disability placard and illegally park in an accessible space, you could be fined ...

Placard holders who do not renew in time will not have a valid placard for parking in designated disabled person spots after June 30. Placard holders can also renew by signing and returning to the ...