C.F.R. » Title 23 » CHAPTER II—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › SUBCHAPTER B—GUIDELINES › PART 1235—UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

23 C.F.R. § 1235.3

Special license plates

Read at: eCFRecfr.gov CornellLII GovInfogovinfo.gov CasesGoogle Scholar

(a) Upon application of a person with a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, each State shall issue special license plates for the vehicle which is registered in the applicant's name. The initial application shall be accompanied by the certification of a licensed physician that the applicant meets the § 1235.2(b) definition of persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk. The issuance of a special license plate shall not preclude the issuance of a removable windshield placard.

(b) Upon application of an organization, each State shall issue special license plates for the vehicle registered in the applicant's name if the vehicle is primarily used to transport persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk. The application shall include a certification by the applicant, under criteria to be determined by the State, that the vehicle is primarily used to transport persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk.

(c) The fee for the issuance of a special license plate shall not exceed the fee charged for a similar license plate for the same class vehicle.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1998–2008 · leading case: William Robert Dare Gary Petillo v. State of California Dept. Of Motor Vehs., 191 F.3d 1167 (9th Cir. 1999).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
William Robert Dare Gary Petillo v. State of California Dept. Of Motor Vehs., 191 F.3d 1167 (9th Cir. 1999). “See 23 C.F.R. §§ 1235.3 , 1235.6. These hortatory suggestions by Congress might be one reason that California has not chosen to impose a fee for the special license plates.”
Wendel v. New York, 574 F. Supp. 2d 290 (E.D.N.Y 2008). · cites it 2× “23 C.F.R. § 1235.3 . The second such regulation, entitled “Removable windshield placards,” states: The State system shall provide for the issuance and periodic renewal of a removable windshield placard, upon the application of a person with a disability which limits or impairs…”
Duprey v. Connecticut, Dep't of Motor Vehs., 28 F. Supp. 2d 702 (D. Conn. 1998). “23 C.F.R. § 1235.3 (c). However, the DOT regulations do not specifically provide whether a state can charge a fee for issuing removable windshield placards.”
Thompson v. Colorado, 29 F. Supp. 2d 1226 (D. Colo. 1998). “Law 100-641, the DOT has published the following regulations, at 23 C.F.R. § 1235.3 (March 11, 1991), to “provide guidelines to States for the establishment of a uniform system for handicapped parking for persons with disabilities to enhance access and the safety of persons with…”
Wendel v. New York, 500 F. Supp. 2d 172 (E.D.N.Y 2007). “3335 (directing the Secretary of Transportation to "establish a uniform system for handicapped parking” which "provides for the issuance” of special license plates and "removable windshield placards”); 23 C.F.R. § 1235.3 ("[Ejach State shall issue special license plates for the…”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.