Deadline for DMV Photo Placard Nears

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles reminds persons with disabilities who have parking placards that they must get a placard with a photo before January 1, 2013.

To apply for a photo-placard, customers must recertify their disability with the required documentation from their physician, including a prescription. Only one placard may be issued per customer and the cost is $1.00. 

“Most customers already have a photo-placard, but we want to make every effort to make contact with those who need to upgrade their placards,” said DMV Executive Director Kevin Shwedo.  “They need to understand that placards without photos will no longer be accepted by law enforcement.”

SCDMV began issuing the photo-placards in 2010. Vehicles displaying a photo-placard for a person with a disability may only park in designated spaces if that vehicle is driven by or is transporting the individual whose photo appears on the placard. 

Applications for the new disabled placards and plates are available online and DMV field offices. For more information about photo-placards for persons with disabilities, please visit www.scdmvonline.com.