Form Mv-400ph - Request For Custom Empire Plates - Disabled Registrant Page 3
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3NOTE TO CUSTOMERS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
It is important for you to know that making a false statement, or providing misinformation on an application to obtain or facilitate the
receipt of license plates for persons with severe disabilities is subject to fines ranging from $250 to $1,000 under Section 1203-
a(4) of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law and is punishable as a misdemeanor under Section 210.45 of the NYS Penal Law.
Customers Requesting License Plates for Persons with a Disability
By signing Part 1 of this application, you are certifying:
that the information you provide on this application is true;
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that you have read and understand the “Conditions for Using License Plates for Persons with Severe Disabilities” stated
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below; and
that you agree to comply with those conditions.
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Medical Professionals Providing Medical Information in Support of an Application for License Plates for
Persons with Severe Disabilities
By signing Part 2 of this application, you are certifying:
that the medical information you are providing is true and complete; and
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that, in your opinion, the person named in Part 1 of the application is medically qualified to receive license plates for
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persons with severe disabilities, according to the medical criteria specified in Part 2.
USING LICENSE PLATES FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES
The plates may be used to park in reserved parking spaces only when the person with the disability is driving or
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riding in the vehicle. People who are not disabled cannot use your plates to park in a reserved space. Persons parking
illegally in these spaces violate Section 1203-c(4) of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law and can be fined $50 to $75 for a first
offense, and $75 to $150 for a second offense within two years. Municipalities can impose higher fines. Any person who abuses
any privilege, benefit, precedence or consideration arising from possession of the license plates, may have them revoked.
The plates are valid everywhere in New York State where parking spaces are reserved for persons with disabilities. However,
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use of the plates does not exempt you from state or local parking regulations or fees. They are also valid in most other states,
territories and foreign countries. If you are traveling outside of New York, check with the police or Motor Vehicles agency
where you are traveling, to be sure your plate will be accepted.
Parking spaces reserved for people with severe disabilities must be marked with conspicuous and permanently installed
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above-grade signs displaying the wheelchair symbol. These signs are positioned at a height of five to seven feet above the
parking space surface. Designation of reserved spaces may include the use of blue painted lines or markings. Do not park in
the striped access aisle next to spaces reserved for people with severe disabilities even if you have plates.
Access aisles provide room for people with wheelchairs and other specially equipped vehicles to transfer safely to and from
their vehicles.
Localities designate parking spaces for persons with severe disabilities by local law or ordinance. If you have a question about
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parking for the disabled on a particular street, find out if it is a county, city, town, village or state road, and contact the
authorities responsible for maintaining the road. If you have a question about reserved parking at any facility with off-street
parking, contact the facility manager or the local building inspector.
PARKING IN NEW YORK CITY
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New York City does not set aside reserved spaces on its streets for persons with severe disabilities. Such parking is only
available off-street, in parking lots for shopping centers/malls, office/apartment buildings and college campuses. You can use
the state plates to park in designated spaces in those off-street lots.
The NYC Department of Transportation also issues a City permit (a rectangular dashboard permit) that allows persons with
severe disabilities to park at most curbsides on NYC streets. City permits are issued to New York City residents and to people
who work or attend school in NYC, and who have a permanent disability that so severely affects their ability to walk that they
require the use of a private automobile. The New York City parking permit is not valid for parking outside of NYC. To obtain
an application for a NYC permit, call (718) 433-3100.
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