Chapter 406 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

HB 2946

Relating to disabled person parking permits; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 811.602, 811.605, 811.606 and 811.609.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 811.602 is amended to read:

811.602. (1) A disabled person parking permit is a means of identifying vehicles being used to exercise the parking privileges described in ORS 811.635. The following are disabled person parking permits:

(a) A special decal described in ORS 811.605 issued by the Department of Transportation to be affixed to a golf cart or substantially similar vehicle;

(b) An individual placard described in ORS 811.605;

(d) A family placard issued by the department under ORS 811.609[.]; and

(e) A foreign visitor placard issued by the department under ORS 811.611.

(2) The department shall issue a disabled person parking permit in the form of a decal or individual placard to any person who submits an application that complies with ORS 811.604. Nothing in this section prohibits the department from issuing a decal or individual placard to a person who has disabled veteran registration plates issued under ORS 805.100 and who qualifies for the decal or placard.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the department may not issue more than one individual placard to an applicant. The department may issue a replacement placard upon receipt of proof satisfactory to the department that the original placard has been lost, mutilated or destroyed. The department may issue a temporary duplicate permit to a person who needs a duplicate permit for travel purposes. A temporary duplicate permit shall be valid for 30 days. The department shall adopt rules governing application for and issuance of temporary duplicate permits. Nothing in this subsection prohibits issuance of an individual placard to a person who has been issued a decal.

(4) Permits issued under this section, other than temporary duplicate permits, may be renewed by mail.

(5) Permits for use on vehicles that are regularly used as part of a program for the transportation of disabled persons are issued as provided in ORS 811.607.

(6) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the department shall determine the form, size and content of any decal or placard issued under this section and shall adopt rules governing their issuance, display and use as necessary to carry out this section.

(7)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the department may not require a decal or placard issued under this section to an individual or a family to contain any identifying information about the person to whom the decal or placard is issued, including any of the following:

(A) Name;

(B) Address;

(C) Telephone number;

(D) Social Security number;

(E) Driver license number;

(F) Golf cart driver permit number;

(G) Identification card number;

(H) Passport or visa number; or

(I) Photograph.

(b) The department may require a decal or placard issued under this section to an individual or a family to contain not more than four digits of the driver license or identification card number of the person to whom the decal or placard is issued.

SECTION 2. ORS 811.605 is amended to read:

811.605. (1) An applicant for an individual placard or decal issued by the Department of Transportation under ORS 811.602 must have a driver license, a disability golf cart driver permit or an identification card issued by the department. The placard or decal shall be valid so long as the license, permit or identification card is valid and may be renewed when the license, permit or card is renewed.

(2) An individual placard or decal shall contain[:]

[(1) The driver license, golf cart driver permit or identification card number of the person to whom the placard is issued; and]

[(2)] an expiration date that is visible from outside the vehicle when the placard or decal is displayed on or in the vehicle. The expiration date shall be the same as the expiration date of the driver license, golf cart driver permit or identification card of the holder of the placard.

SECTION 3. ORS 811.606 is amended to read:

811.606. The Department of Transportation may issue a placard [with identifying information and] showing an expiration date not to exceed six months after the date of issuance for use by temporarily disabled persons upon submission by the applicant of a certificate described in ORS 811.604 except that it certifies that the applicant is temporarily disabled for less than four years. An applicant for a temporary permit need not have a driver license, permit or identification card.

SECTION 4. ORS 811.609 is amended to read:

811.609. The Department of Transportation shall issue disabled person parking permits in the form of family placards for use on vehicles that are regularly used by a family that includes more than one disabled person. All the following apply to placards issued under this section:

(1) The department shall determine the form, size and content of the placards except that the department shall require that [a placard contain the name of the family holding the placard and the department shall require that] the expiration date of a placard be visible when the placard is displayed in the vehicle.

(2) Placards issued under this section shall be valid for a period of eight years from the date of issue. Upon expiration, placards may be renewed in a manner determined by the department by rule.

(3) The department shall not issue or renew a placard under this section unless a licensed physician certifies that the family includes at least two disabled persons.

SECTION 5. The amendments to ORS 811.602, 811.605, 811.606 and 811.609 by sections 1 to 4 of this 2005 Act apply to disabled person parking permits issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this 2005 Act.

Approved by the Governor June 29, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 29, 2005

Effective date January 1, 2006

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