How to Obtain a Disabled Parking Permit in New Jersey

Disabled residents of New Jersey can apply for a disability license plate or a disabled parking placard. Permanent parking permits are issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC). Temporary disability placards are issued by the local police department. You also receive a handicapped ID card to carry with you. Read on to learn more.

Permanent Disability Plates and Placards

  • Ascertain that you qualify as disabled under New Jersey MVC regulations and that the disability can be certified as qualified under the law by your physician.

  • Call the New Jersey MVC at (888) 486-3339 to request the disability permit application Form ISM/SP-41. The form is not available on the MVC website.

  • Complete all of the applicant sections on the front after receiving the application form.

  • Give the application form to your physician to complete the certification on the back.

  • Mail the application to the New Jersey MVC at the address on the form. The permanent disability plates and/or placards and handicapped ID card are mailed to you after the application is approved.

Temporary Disability Placard

  • Determine if you qualify as disabled under New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission regulations and that the disability can be certified as qualified under the law by your physician.

  • Go to your local police department to get an application for a temporary disability placard.

  • Complete the applicant portions of the application form.

  • Take the application to your doctor to certify the temporary disability warrants a placard.

  • Submit a completed application form and pay the temporary placard fee at the police department to receive the temporary placard and the ID card.