SECTION 595:50-3-3. Applications for physically disabled parking placards

(a)   Where to submit applications. The application shall be submitted to the Department either:

(1)   in person at the Department of Public Safety, 3600 Martin Luther King Avenue, Oklahoma City, or

(2)   by mail to Department of Public Safety, Physically Disabled Parking Placards, P.O. Box 11415, Oklahoma City, OK, 73136-0415.

(b)   Contents of the application. The applicant and his or her physician shall complete the application before submitting it to the Department. Applications for a placard shall contain:

(1)   Information about the applicant including:

(A)   Name,

(B)   Address,

(C)   Driver license number, if any, and

(D)   Other information, as determined by the Department.

(2)   A statement made by a physician about the applicant, who must be a patient of the physician, which includes:

(A)   The patient's name,

(B)   The patient's physical disability as defined in 47 O.S. § 15-112 A(2) and OAC 595:30-3-1,

(C)   The physical disability causing difficulty for the patient to walk,

(D)   Diagnosis,

(E)   Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle,

(F)   The length of physical disability if not of permanent nature,

(G)   Physician's name,

(H)   Physician's signature,

(I)   Physician's address, and

(J)   Physician's telephone number.

(3)   Space for use by the Department to record information regarding the placard issued.

(c)   The original application may be referred for review to the Medical Advisory Committee of the Department [47 O.S. § 6-118 et seq.] and shall remain confidential as provided in 47 O.S. 6-117,D.

[Source: Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3521, eff 8-12-97; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3129, eff 7-14-01; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2709, eff 8-26-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 306, eff 10-19-10 (emergency); Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2106, eff 7-15-11]