Disabled Person Parking Pacard Application
Before you begin:
Complete an Application for Disabled Person Placard or Plates (REG 195)
Have a copy of one of the following acceptable proofs of true full name and date of birth:
A state-issued driver’s license (DL) or identification (ID) card
United States (U.S.) birth certificate
Valid and unexpired U.S. passport or U.S. passport card
Additional birth date/legal presence documents acceptable as proof of true full name and date of birth, if needed:
Be prepared to:
Attach the above files in the appropriate sections of this web form
Pay applicable fees using your bank information (routing number and account number) or credit card
Source: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv-virtual-office/dpp-application/
Replacing Your DP Placard if it is Lost, Stolen, or Mutilated
You may obtain a substitute placard if your original (permanent or temporary) is lost, stolen, or mutilated. You must:
Submit a completed and signed Application for Replacement Plates, Stickers, Documents (REG 156).
Surrender the placard if it is mutilated.
Substitute placard fee for temporary placards only; permanent and travel placards are replaced with no fee charged.
Mail the completed application to:
DMV Placard
PO Box 942869
Sacramento, CA 94269-0001
You will receive your parking placard in approximately four weeks after you submit the completed form.
Disabled Veteran License Plates
You may qualify for DV License Plates if you’re a veteran who was made permanently disabled as a result of an injury or disease that occurred while on active service with the U.S. Armed Forces. You qualify if any of the following apply:
You have a disability rated at 100% by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (or the military service that discharged you) due to a diagnosed disease or disorder that substantially impairs or interferes with mobility.
You are unable to move without the aid of an assistive device.
You have lost the use of one or more limbs.
You are permanently blind as defined in the California Welfare and Institutions Code §19153.
A completed Disabled Veteran Certification on the Miscellaneous Certifications (REG 256A) form.
The Medical Certification section of the form must be signed by a licensed physician, surgeon, chiropractor, optometrist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or certified nurse midwife who has knowledge of the disease and/or disability.
In lieu of the medical certificate, DMV is required to accept a certification from the USVA certifying the veteran meets the definition of a disabled veteran.
Your current registration card, or the documentation required to register the vehicle in your name.
The license plates currently on the vehicle (you must return them to DMV).
Complete the application process by bringing all of the above to a DMV office near you, or mail the completed application to the address on the form.