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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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