Section 18-2702. APPLICATION: GENERAL

 

2702.1Each application for special license tags or a special parking permit pursuant to this chapter shall be made on a form furnished by the Director.

 

2702.2Each application for special license tags or a special parking permit shall state the following:

 

(a)Applicant’s full true and legal name (including middle name(s) and surname;

 

(b)Date of birth;

 

(c)Social security number;

 

(d)Residential address, including zip code;

 

(e)Ward;

 

(f)Home and office telephone number; and

 

(g)A brief description of applicant, including but not limited to, applicant’s sex, height, weight, color of eyes, and color of hair.

 

2702.3An applicant for special license tags or a special parking permit, other than the one-week permit provided for in § 2702.4, shall submit a licensed physician’s certification on a form provided by the Director establishing his or her eligibility under §§ 2701.1(a) through (e), except that persons applying in person may not be required to submit such a certification if the Director can determine through observation that they meet the requirements of §§ 2701.1(a) or (b). A physician’s certification shall contain the physician’s name, medical license number, signature, address, and telephone number.

 

2702.4The Director may issue a one-week special parking permit, one (1) time per year per applicant; provided the applicant establishes, to the Director’s satisfaction, that:

 

(a)The applicant’s special license tags are on a vehicle that is being repaired; or

 

(b)The applicant has, or will have, a temporary disability that substantially impairs his or her mobility and the applicant has not been issued a District of Columbia special license tag.

 

2702.5The Director shall review each application submitted for special license tags or a special parking permit pursuant to this chapter and shall determine whether or not the applicant meets the requirements of § 2701.1.

 

2702.6The Director may require additional information in order to make a determination of the eligibility of the applicant.

 

2702.7Applicants qualifying for parking privileges pursuant to this chapter may be issued special license tags for one vehicle only.

 

2702.8All original applicants and all renewal applicants for special license tags or a special parking permit provided for by this chapter, who make application within the first twelve (12) months from the effective date of this chapter, shall in addition to forms required by chapter 4 of this title for registration of a motor vehicle, submit an application on the form prescribed by the Director pursuant to § 2701.2.

 

2702.9Applicants for renewal of special license tags or a special parking permit, may be required to recertify continued eligibility every two (2) years or at intervals determined by the Director.

 

 

authority

Section 1825 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code § 50-904); Section 107 of the District of Columbia Traffic Adjudication Act of 1978, effective September 12, 1978 (D.C. Law 2-104, § 107; D.C. Official Code § 50-2301.07); Section 3 of the People First Respectful Language Modernization Act of 2006, effective September 29, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-169; D.C. Official Code § 2-632); and Mayor’s Order 2007-168, effective July 10, 2007.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 5692 (August 31, 1990); as amended by the Department of Motor Vehicles Reform Amendment Act of 2004, effective April 8, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-307; 52 DCR 1700 (February 25, 2005)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6698 (August 21, 2009).