2704.1 The Director shall issue either a special license tag or a special parking permit that displays the Universal Symbol of Accessibility to any District resident who satisfies the requirements in § 2701.1(a), (b), (c), or (d); except that if the resident does not own a motor vehicle only the permit shall be issued.

2704.2 The special parking permit shall be displayed so that it is readable through the front windshield of the vehicle.

2704.3 Except as provided in § 2704.4, a vehicle displaying a special license tag or special parking permit for the physically disabled, whether issued by the District or any other jurisdiction, shall be subject to any time limitation or meter payment requirement established for any space in which the vehicle is parked, as indicated on the sign or meter denoting the space.

2704.4 Until such time as the study described in § 2406.9(f) is completed and the Director of the District Department of Transportation has established reserved parking spaces in accordance with the conclusions reached by the Director in the study, individuals issued special license tags for persons with a physical disability, regardless of which state, territory, or possession of the United States issued the license tags and individuals issued special parking permits persons with a physical disability by the District may park a motor vehicle without cost for double the posted time period in parking zones that are restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted, provided that:

1. (a) The vehicle may not park in those zones or during times in which the stopping, parking, or standing of all vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for special types of vehicles; and
2. (b) The person with the disability is present in the motor vehicle displaying special license tags, either when that motor vehicle is driven into or when it is driven out of the parking space.

2704.5 [REPEALED]

2704.6 The special license tags shall be renewed at the time of registration; the special parking permit issued to a person qualifying under 2701.1(a) through (d) shall be renewed every eight (8) years, except that the Director may issue a permit of greater duration, not to exceed nine (9) years, or lesser duration, so that the permit shall expire at the same time that the person's District driver's license or special identification card expires.

2704.7 [REPEALED]

2704.8 The issuance of the permit shall involve no fee over and above the annual fee required to maintain a driver’s license and motor vehicle registration.

2704.9 A person qualifying under § 2701.1(e) shall only be eligible for a special parking permit for the likely duration of the disability, as determined by the Director

SOURCE: D.C. Act 15-704, published at 52 DCR 1700 (February 25, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 5759(June 17, 2005); as amended by D.C. Act 16-453 published at 53 DCR 6499 (August 11, 2006); as amended by D.C. Act 16-636 published at 54 DCR 903 (February 2, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 6698 (August 21, 2009).