Chapter 238 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

SB 937

Relating to disabled person parking permits; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 811.604.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 811.604, as amended by section 30, chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2008, is amended to read:

          811.604. [(1)] Application for issuance or renewal of a disabled person parking permit in the form of an individual placard or decal issued under ORS 811.602 shall include:

          [(a)] (1) A certificate, signed and dated within six months preceding the date of application, by a licensed physician, a certified nurse practitioner or a licensed physician assistant to the Department of Transportation that the applicant is a person with a disability or a certificate, signed and dated within six months preceding the date of application, by a licensed optometrist that the applicant is a person with a disability because of loss of vision or substantial loss of visual acuity or visual field beyond correction; [and]

(2) The state-issued licensing number of the licensed physician, certified nurse practitioner, licensed physician assistant or licensed optometrist who signed the certificate described in subsection (1) of this section; and

          [(b)] (3) The number of a current, valid driver license, golf cart driver permit, identification card or parking identification card issued to the applicant by the department.

          [(2) Application for renewal of a disabled person parking permit shall be a signed statement from the holder of the permit saying that the person is still qualified to hold the permit.]

SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 811.604 by section 1 of this 2009 Act apply to applications for issuance or renewal of disabled person parking permits submitted on or after January 1, 2010.

Approved by the Governor June 4, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 4, 2009

Effective date January 1, 2010

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