CHAPTER 411
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PARKING PERMITS
[Prior to 6/3/87, Transportation Department [820]—(07,D) Ch 1]
761—411.1(321L) Administration. The office of vehicle services administers this chapter. The mailing address is Office of Vehicle Services, Iowa Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 9278, Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9278. Information about persons with disabilities parking permits is available from the office of vehicle services or on the department’s Web site at http://www.iamvd.com.
761—411.2(321L) Application for persons with disabilities parking permit. Application for a persons with disabilities parking permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the department.
	411.2(1) Application forms may be obtained from the department’s Web site, the office of vehicle services, a driver’s license examination station, a county treasurer’s office, or the Persons with Disabilities Division, Department of Human Rights, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
	411.2(2) Completed applications shall be submitted to the office of vehicle services. Completed applications may also be taken to a driver’s license examination station or a county treasurer’s office.
	411.2(3) If the applicant is an agency or organization that is providing transportation for persons with disabilities or elderly persons, the application shall include the name, mailing address, telephone number and federal employer’s identification number of the agency or organization and the signature of its authorized representative.
761—411.3(321L) Removable windshield placards.
	411.3(1) Eligibility.
	a. 	A person who has a permanent disability is eligible for a nonexpiring removable windshield placard.
	b. 	An agency or organization providing transportation for persons with disabilities or elderly persons is eligible for a removable windshield placard valid for four years from the date of issuance. The placard shall bear the name of the agency or organization and the signature of its authorized representative.
	c. 	A person who has a temporary disability is eligible for a temporary removable windshield placard valid for no less than one week nor more than six months.
	411.3(2) Display. A removable windshield placard shall be displayed by hanging it from the rearview mirror in the driver’s compartment of the motor vehicle so that it can be read through the windshield from outside the vehicle. If there is no rearview mirror in the vehicle, the placard shall be displayed on the dashboard. If the vehicle has no rearview mirror and no dashboard, the person with a disability may obtain a persons with disabilities special registration plate parking sticker to be affixed to the vehicle’s registration plate.
761—411.4(321L) Persons with disabilities special registration plate parking stickers.
	411.4(1) Eligibility.
	a. 	A person who has a permanent disability and who owns a motor vehicle for which the person has been issued disabled veterans plates under Iowa Code section 321.105 or registration plates under Iowa Code section 321.34 may obtain a persons with disabilities special registration plate parking sticker to be affixed to the rear plate.
	b. 	A person who has a temporary disability is not eligible for the sticker.
	c. 	An agency or organization providing transportation for persons with disabilities or elderly persons is not eligible for the sticker.
	411.4(2) Display. The sticker shall be affixed to the lower right corner of the rear registration plate, as required in rule 761—400.53(321).
	411.4(3) Validity. The sticker is valid as long as the registration for the vehicle is current.
761—411.5(321L) Persons with disabilities special registration plates. See 761—Chapter 401.
761—411.6(321L) Wheelchair parking cone. Rescinded IAB 11/23/05, effective 12/28/05.
761—411.7(321L) Revocation. Proof of conviction of two or more violations involving improper use of a persons with disabilities parking permit is grounds for revocation of the holder’s privilege to possess or use the permit.
	411.7(1) If the permit is revoked, the holder shall return it to the department within ten days after receipt of notice of revocation unless the holder requests a hearing within the ten-day period.
	411.7(2) A request for a hearing shall be made in writing to the director of the office of vehicle services. The hearing shall be held in accordance with 761—Chapter 13.
761—411.8(321L) Return of parking permit. A persons with disabilities parking permit to be returned to the department in accordance with Iowa Code section 321L.3 shall be returned within ten days of the occurrence.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 321L.
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