To apply for a parking permit:

• You’ll need to apply for a parking permit in person. Make an appointment now.

• Complete Part A of the parking placard application:

  • Apply for a permanent permit (Form B-225P)

  • Apply for a temporary permit (Form B-225T)

  • Note: You can also get these forms at any DMV office or by contacting the DMV contact center.

• Temporary permits have a $5 application fee and the application cannot be faxed or emailed to DMV.

• Have Part B completed by a licensed

  • Physician

  • Physician's assistant

  • Psychiatrist (under contract or employed by the USVA)

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

  • Ophthalmologist

  • Optometrist

  • Member of the Connecticut Board of Services and Education for the Blind

Note: In lieu of certification, DMV will accept a VA disability certificate for blindness; amputation of legs or arms; loss of use of legs or arms; traumatic brain injury; or paraplegic and hemiplegic disabilities.
Disabilities or blindness can be certified for minors, however, please bear in mind that the minor must meet the same criteria for disability or blindness.

 

Applicants for permanent permits can also mail, fax, or email completed documents to the DMV.

 

Mail:
Department of Motor Vehicles  
Disabled Parking Permit Unit  
60 State Street 
Wethersfield, CT 06161 

Fax: 860- 263-5556

E-mail: dmv.hpapp@ct.gov

If your permit is lost, stolen, or damaged/destroyed, you can apply for a replacement. You need to have a valid Connecticut driver’s license or non-driver ID card to complete the application.

What to do:
Complete the permanent parking placard application (Form B-225P). If your permit has an expiration date, you only need to complete Part A of the form. There is no fee to replace a permit for a permanent disability. Temporary permits have a $5 replacement fee.

Mail application to the DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles
Disabled Parking Permit Unit
60 State Street 
Wethersfield, CT 06161

 

Fax application to the DMV: 860-263-5556 (for permanent permit applications only)

Email application to the DMV: dmv.hpapp@ct.gov

Qualifying disabilities

Any person who has at least one of the following disabilities or conditions may apply for a permit:

• Use of portable oxygen

• Legal blindness

• Limited use, or no use, of one or both legs

• Inability to walk 200 feet without stopping 

• A neuro-muscular dysfunction that severely limits mobility

• A Class III or IV cardiac condition (per American Heart Association standards)

• Severe limitation in the ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological or orthopedic condition

• Restriction because of lung disease to such an extent that forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one filter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than sixty mm/hg of room air at rest

Motorcycle riders

Any disabled person who is eligible for a permanent parking permit and has a motor vehicle registered as a motorcycle in the disabled person's name may apply for a special registration plate that bears the International Symbol of Access.

You may apply for a disability plate by completing the permanent parking placard application (Form B-225P) and by providing proof of disability (Section B of the application).

The completed forms may be mailed to: 
Department of Motor Vehicles 
Customized Plates & Copy Records 
60 State Street 
Wethersfield, CT 06161 

Note: If you already have a valid permanent parking permit, you don’t have to provide any further medical documentation to provide proof of disability. You will, however, be required to complete section A of the permanent parking placard application (Form B-225P)

On-street parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities are designated by local law or ordinance.

Off-street parking spaces for people with disabilities are required by law at any private facility with 201 or more parking spaces. If you have a question about parking for people with disabilities on a particular street, contact the authorities responsible for maintaining that road.

Any vehicle with a license plate or valid permit displaying the International Symbol of Access may use parking spaces designated for use by a person with a disability. The person to whom the license plate or permit was issued must be traveling in the vehicle in order to use these spaces. Plates and permits do not allow you to disobey state or local parking regulations.

If you misuse plates or a parking permit or allow another to misuse them, the DMV may revoke the plates/permit or deny renewal.

 

The most common misuse is when someone other than the person with a disability uses the plates or permit to park in a space reserved for people with disabilities. These parking permits or plates are valid only when the person with a disability who received the permit is driving the vehicle or is a passenger in it.

Connecticut plates and permits for people with disabilities are available only to Connecticut residents. However, Connecticut honors out-of-state plates and permits for people with disabilities, and most other states also honor Connecticut permits and plates. If you are traveling to another state, check with the local law enforcement agency of the other state to be sure.