FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
APPLICATION FOR DISABLED PERSON PARKING PERMIT
HSMV 83039 – Rev. 06/22/22 www.flhsmv.gov
Please submit this form to your local tax collector office or license plate agency.
http://www.flhsmv.gov/offices/
This form is not valid for more than 12 months from the date of the certifying authority’s signature.
Please Print/Type below APPLICATION BY DISABLED PERSON (See warning below.)
I certify that I am a person with one of the disabilities listed in section 320.0848, Florida Statutes. I further state that my physician or other certifying
practitioner has completed the statement of certification below on my behalf, as required in section 320.0848, Florida Statutes.
Name of Disabled Person as printed on their Florida
Driver License or Identification Card
Current Disabled Parking
Permit Number (if applicable)
Signature of Disabled Person or Guardian
of the Disabled Person
Date signed
Date of Birth
Sex
Disabled Person’s E-mail Address
Address
City
State
Zip
Florida Driver License or Identification Number:
(Required for permanent and temporary parking permits unless exception is noted by physician below)
☐ I am a frequent traveler.
☐ I am quadriplegic.
PHYSICIAN/CERTIFYING PRACTITIONER’S STATEMENT OF CERTIFICATION (See warning below.)
1.
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TEMPORARY PERMIT: This is to certify that the applicant named above is a person with a temporary disability (six months or less) that limits or impairs his/her ability to
walk or is temporarily sight impaired. Due to the temporary specific disability(ties) checked below (2-8), the disabled person parking permit should be issued from
______________ (date) through ______________ (date).
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PERMANENT PERMIT: This is to certify that the applicant named above is legally blind or is a disabled person with a permanent disability(ties) that limits or impairs
his/her ability to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest. Specify below (2-8) either legally blind or the specific disability(ties).
Disability type as displayed in issuance system:
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2.
Inability to walk without the use of or assistance from a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, or other assistive device, or without assistance of another person. If the
assistive device significantly restores the person's ability to walk to the extent that the person can walk without severe limitation, the person is not eligible for the
exemption parking permit.
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3.
The need to permanently use a wheelchair.
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4.
Restriction by lung disease to the extent that the person's forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for 1 second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter or the
person's arterial oxygen is less than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest.
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5.
Use of portable oxygen.
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6.
Restriction by cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV according to standards set by the
American Heart Association.
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7.
Severe limitation in a person’s ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition.
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8.
Legally blind.
Certification or License No. (Required) _______________ of a Physician, Osteopathic or Podiatric Physician, Chiropractor, Optometrist,
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse under the protocol of a licensed physician or a Physician Assistant licensed under Chapter 458 or 459.
Licensed in State of
Print/Type Name of Certifying Authority
Business Address
City
State
Zip
Certifying Authority Signature
Date Signed
Telephone Number
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SPECIAL EXCEPTION: The severely disabled applicant named above applying for a permanent placard is unable to obtain a Florida driver license or identification card.
• If the Special Exception box is checked, the certifying physician must provide his/her signature and date signed below.
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If the Special Exception box is checked, one of the conditions in boxes 2-8 above must also be checked.
Certifying Authority Signature
Date Signed
Application by an organization (See warning below.)
This is to certify that ______________________________________________________ provides regular
transportation service to disabled persons having disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk or are certified to be legally blind.
Number of vehicles in fleet for this purpose
Organization’s E-mail address
Signature of Organization’s Authority
Date Signed
Address
City
State
Zip
TAX COLLECTOR/LICENSE PLATE AGENCY USE ONLY
Agency Personnel Processing Application
County
Agency
Date
WARNING: Any person who knowingly makes a false or misleading statement in an application or certification under section 320.0848, Florida
Statutes, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in section 775.082 or 775.083, F.S. The penalty is up to one year
in jail or a fine of $1,000 or both.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
APPLICATION FOR DISABLED PERSON PARKING PERMIT
HSMV 83039 – Rev. 06/22/22 www.flhsmv.gov
PROVISIONS OF LAW:
Section 316.1958, Florida Statutes, provides that motor vehicles displaying a license plate or parking permit issued to a disabled person by any
other state or district subject to laws of the United States, shall be recognized as a valid plate or permit, allowing such vehicle the special
parking privileges in Florida, provided such other state or district grants reciprocal recognition for disabled residents of this state. All of the
United States has agreed to reciprocate.
Section 320.0848, Florida Statutes, provides for the issuance of the disabled person parking permit. The person must be currently certified as
being legally blind or having a disability that renders him or her unable to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest. The disability must be due to a
condition listed in (2‐8) on the reverse side of this form in the "Physician/Certifying Practitioner's Statement of Certification" section.
Section 320.0848(1)(d), Florida Statutes, provides that the department shall renew the disabled parking permit of any person certified as
permanently disabled on the application if the person provides a certificate of disability issued within the last 12 months pursuant to this
subsection.
RENEWAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Submit a copy of the registration for your expiring parking permit and a certificate of disability (form HSMV 83039). The form must be
completed and signed by the certifying authority within the last 12 months. Send form by mail, fax or in person to the tax collector office or
license plate agency in the county where you live. For a temporary permit, submit the appropriate fees.
NOTE: For renewals and replacements only, a veteran who has been previously evaluated and certified by the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs or any branch of the United States Armed Forces as permanently and totally disabled from a service-connected disability may
provide a United States Department of Veterans Affairs Form Letter 27-333, or its equivalent, issued within the last 12 months in lieu of a
certificate of disability.
For online renewal services, please visit MyDMVPortal.flhsmv.gov
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. The form HSMV 83039 must be accurately completed, including the "Physician/Certifying Practitioner's Statement of Certification"
section, verifying the disability. See list below for acceptable "certifying authorities”.
2. A Florida driver license number or Florida identification number is required unless the authorized physician certifies that the applicant’s
disability is too severe to visit or be transported to an office to obtain a driver’s license or identification card.
3. Fees: There is no charge for a Permanent Parking Placard. A Temporary Parking Placard is $15.
a. If a second Temporary Parking Placard is required within one year of the initial Temporary Parking Placard, there will be no
charge. If a second Temporary Parking Placard is required outside the one-year issuance, a fee of $15 would be required.
4. Original signed or copy of form HSMV 83039 can be submitted in person at your local tax collector office or faxed directly from the
certifying authority to your local tax collector or license plate agency.
CERTIFYING AUTHORITIES:
The "Physician/Certifying Practitioner's Statement of Certification" section on the reverse side of this form MUST be completed by one of the
following and must include the certifying authority's license number and the name of the state where their license was issued:
• Physician licensed to practice under Chapters 458, 459 or 460, Florida Statutes, or similarly licensed by another state.
o Documentation of the physician's licensure in the other state must be submitted with a signed statement verifying the
physician's knowledge of Florida's eligibility guidelines (s. 320.0848(1)(b)2., 2, Florida Statutes).
• Osteopathic Physician.
• Podiatric Physician.
• Chiropractor.
• Optometrist.
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensed under Chapter 464, under the protocol of a licensed physician.
• Physician Assistant licensed to practice under Chapter 458 or Chapter 459.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
1. Proof of identity is required when submitting this application.
2. An additional permit may be issued to a disabled person who qualifies as a frequent traveler or as a quadriplegic.
3. An organization may be issued as many disabled person parking permits as it has vehicles (that are used to transport disabled
persons).
4. Temporary parking permits are issued for the time period specified by the certifying authority, not to exceed six (6) months.
5. Permits issued to disabled persons will expire in four years on the owner's birthday. Permits issued to an organization will expire in four
years on June 30.
6. The permit must be hung on the rear-view mirror of any vehicle used to transport the disabled person(s) while parked in a designated
disabled person parking space. The permit number must be visible from the front of the vehicle.
7. It is unlawful for any person to obstruct the path of travel to an accessible parking space, curb cut or access aisle by standing or
parking a vehicle within any such designated area.
8. For current form(s), please visit: www.flhsmv.gov/resources/forms/