Disability License Plates
These plates may be issued to any person for having a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk as certified by his/her health care provider. Disability plates may also be issued to a vehicle that is altered to accommodate a disabled individual or to a bus that transports disabled individuals. These plates permit the vehicles to be parked in parking spaces marked with the international symbol of access for person with disabilities.
Registrant Eligibility
These plates may be issued to any Ohio motorist who has a qualifying disability.
Title Requirements
Ohio Certificate of Title issued in disabled individual's name, either singly or jointly, or the name of the disabled is the same name on the lease agreement. The name of the disabled person does not have to be on the Ohio title if the vehicle has been altered to accommodate the disabled or if the vehicle is a bus.
Vehicle Information
These plates may be issued to any vehicle.
Type of Plates
System assigned plate number, initial reserve and personalized.
Issuance Information
New issuances must register by mail or at a local Deputy Registrar. Requests for system assigned, reserved, or personalized license plates may be made at any Deputy Registrar's office, online at OPlates.com, or by calling 1-800-589-8247.
Renewal of plates can be done at any Deputy Registrar's office, online at OPlates.com, by phone at 1-866-675-2837 or by mail.
All plates will be mailed directly to the address on your registration card unless customer requests otherwise. The deputy will issue your registration card, stickers and provide you with a permit which will allow you to operate your vehicle while your plates are being manufactured.
Cost
There are no additional fees for stock disability plates. The fee is determined by Ohio Revised Code section 4503.44.
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