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§47-15-112.
§47-15-112.
A. As used in this section:
1. "Physician" means any person holding a valid license to practice
medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, podiatric
medicine, or optometry, pursuant to the state licensing provisions of
Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
2. "Physical disability" means an illness, disease, injury or
condition by reason of which a person:
a. cannot walk two hundred (200) feet without stopping to rest,
b. cannot walk without the use of or assistance from a brace, cane,
crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair or other
assistance device,
c. is restricted to such an extent that the person's forced
(respiratory) expiratory volume for one (1) second, when measured by
spirometry, is less than one (1) liter, or the arterial oxygen tension
is less than sixty (60) mm/hg on room air at rest,
d. must use portable oxygen,
e. has functional limitations which are classified in severity as
Class III or Class IV according to standards set by the American Heart
Association,
f. is severely limited in the person's ability to walk due to an
arthritic, neurological or orthopedic condition,
g. is certified legally blind, or
h. is missing one or more limbs.
B. 1. The Department of Public Safety shall issue a detachable placard
indicating physical disability to any person who submits an
application on a form furnished by the Department and certified by a
physician, attesting that the applicant has a physical disability,
together with the fee required in subsection D of this section. The
attestation of the physician shall denote "temporary" as the type of
placard requested and shall indicate an expiration date which the
physician estimates to be the date of termination of such physical
disability; however, if the physician certifies that the physical
disability is permanent, the physician shall denote "five-year" as the
type of placard requested.
2. The person to whom such placard is issued shall be entitled to the
special parking privileges provided for in Section 15-111 of this
title; provided, however, the placard is properly displayed on the
parked vehicle.
C. Any placard issued by the Department of Public Safety shall remain
valid until:
1. The placard expires;
2. The person to whom the placard was issued requests a replacement
placard; or
3. The placard is no longer needed by the person to whom such placard
was issued for the disability for which the placard was originally
issued, whereupon such placard shall be returned to the Department.
D. 1. A five-year placard shall expire five (5) years from the last
day of the month in which the placard was issued. Upon the expiration
of a five-year placard, the person to whom such placard was issued may
obtain a subsequent placard by reapplying to the Department, in the
same manner as provided in subsection B of this section.
2. A temporary placard shall indicate the expiration date which the
physician certifying the physical disability estimates to be the date
of termination of such physical disability, which shall not be later
than six (6) months from the date of issuance and upon which date such
placard shall expire and shall be returned to the Department;
provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
prevent the holder from applying for another placard, as provided for
in this section.
3. In the event that a placard is lost or destroyed, the person to
whom such placard was issued may apply in writing to the Department
for a replacement placard, which the Department shall issue with the
same expiration date as the original placard. The Department shall
charge and the applicant shall pay to the Department a fee of One
Dollar ($1.00) for each placard issued. The fee shall be deposited in
the Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund to be used to pay for
the cost of issuing the placard.
4. On and after January 1, 1998, all placards issued prior to October
31, 1990, shall expire on the last day of the month in which the
placard was issued, and the person to whom such placard was issued may
follow the procedure provided for in subsection B of this section to
obtain a second or subsequent placard.
5. On and after January 1, 2000, all placards issued between November
1, 1990, and June 30, 1995, shall expire on the last day of the birth
month of the person to whom the placard was issued, and the person to
whom such placard was issued may follow the procedure provided for in
subsection B of this section to obtain a second or subsequent placard.
E. A physician may sign an application certifying that a person has a
physical disability, as provided in subsection B of this section, only
if care and treatment of the illness, disease, injury or condition
causing the physical disability of such person falls within the
authorized scope of practice of the physician.
F. The Department shall recognize handicap and disability stickers
issued by the Veterans Administration and federal military bases in
the same manner as the placard issued by the Department as provided
for in this section. For purposes of this section and other sections
of law relating to the physical disability placard, the term "physical
disability placard" shall include those handicap and disability
stickers issued by the Veterans Administration and federal military
bases.
G. The Department shall have the power to formulate, adopt and
promulgate rules as may be necessary to implement and administer the
provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, prescribing
the manner in which the placard is to be displayed on a motor vehicle.
H. The Commissioner of Public Safety is hereby authorized to enter
into reciprocity agreements with other states for the purpose of
recognizing parking placards or license plates indicating physical
disability issued by those states.
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