Disabled drivers may apply for Disabled Person License Plates or disabled person permanent placards.

To obtain a Disabled Person License Plate, the disabled person must be the titled owner of vehicle.

Disabled passengers may apply for placards but not plates.  Disabled passenger does not have to be a titled owner of vehicle to obtain a placard.

Persons eligible for a Disabled License Plate &/or Placard:

	Person or passenger confined to a wheelchair.
	Person or passenger able to walk only with difficulty or uncertainty
	Person or passenger with vision of not more than 20/200 with corrective lenses.

Placards are personal to the disabled driver or passenger and may be used on any vehicle in which they are riding/driving. 

Anyone who is disabled and files an APPLICATION FOR DISABLED PERSON LICENSE PLATE AND/OR PLACARD (PDF format, click here for further instruction) in the Office of the Rutherford County Clerk may purchase a Disabled Person Placard.

Temporary disabled person placards are also available for those with a temporary handicapping condition for the estimated duration of the condition, up to a maximum of six months.  The temporary placard may be re-issued one time only.

Person eligible for a Disabled Person License Plate or Placard must submit the following:

APPLICATION FOR DISABLED PERSON LICENSE PLATE AND/OR PLACARD (PDF format, click here for further instruction)  The disabled person and their physician must complete this application.

Permanent Placard - $21.50

Permanent Placard Renewal - $3.00 – Renewed every two years – Free if permanently confined to a wheelchair.

Temporary Placard - $10.00

Temporary Placard – Re-issued - $10.00

Replacement Placard - $2.00

Disabled Person License Plates - $76.50

Disabled Person License Plates and placards – Free if permanently and totally confined to a wheel chair.