Are you eligible for Handicap Parking privileges in Illinois?
A licensed physician needs to certify your impaired mobility and eligibility requirements. Particulars that differ from the general eligibility guidelines include:
- You can’t walk 200 feet without rest
- Your mobility is severely impaired due to arthritic, neurological, oncological, or orthopedic condition
- You have loss of function or are missing your hand or arm
- You have lung disease to such a degree that your forced expiratory volume (FEV) is 1 second, when measured by spirometry, is less than 1 liter
In Illinois, you may qualify for Meter-Exempt Parking if you have a valid Illinois driver’s license and your mobility is significantly impaired. You also need to prove that you have a permanent medical condition of one of the following:
- You can’t manage, manipulate or insert coins, or obtain tickets in parking meters and ticket machines due to lack of fine motor control in both hands
- You can’t reach above your head to a height of 42 inches above the ground because of impaired arm strength or mobility
- Because of your wheelchair or other device, you can’t approach parking meter
- You can’t walk more than 20 feet with extreme mobility impairment
What is the Illinois application process for Persons with Disabilities Parking Plates and Placards?
You can get the Persons with Disabilities Certification for Parking Placard/License Plates (Form VSD 62) by going to your nearest Illinois Secretary of State Office or printing the document online.
Immediate family members, parents or legal guardians may apply for disability license plates for a disabled individual. The disabled individual must rely on his/her mode of transportation.
Handicap License Plates require a first-time issuance fee of $196, consisting of title and registration fees.
You and your qualified physician just need to complete and sign the application with all necessary information. Once finished, just mail or bring in the application to the Secretary of State facility. If you’re applying for permanent disability please mail, if temporary you may mail or bring it in to:
- Secretary of State
Persons with Disabilities License Plate/Placard Unit
501 S. Second Street
Howlett Building, Room 541
Springfield, IL 62756
How long are Persons with Disabilities License Plates and Placards Valid in Illinois?
Depending on the handicap parking plate or placard, temporary disability or permanent disability, the validity varies.
- Temporary Disability: valid for 1-6 months
- Permanent Disability: valid for 6+ months
Disability License Plates and Placards need to be renewed before the expiration date listed on the plate or placard. Disability Plates have a renewal registration fee of $101.
Renewals can be completed online, by mail or by visiting an Illinois Secretary of State Office. For your convenience Illinois renewals can be completed online at License Plate Renewals on the Secretary of State Website.
Are there Illinois Disabled Veteran Plates?
Disabled Veteran Plates are offered to any Illinois resident veteran with a service-connected disability. You will need to provide a letter verifying your service-connected impairment from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Once you receive the eligibility letter, you will need to fill out the Veteran Certification for VA Plates Application. When you’re done, you may then mail or bring it to the Illinois Secretary of State Office.
- Secretary of State
501 S. Second Street
Howlett Building, Room 541
Springfield, IL 62756
There is a no fee required to receive the Disabled Veteran Plate along with no annual registration fee. Renewals can be made online, in person or by mail to the Secretary of State address listed above.
After experiencing the benefits of the Illinois Disabled Veteran Plate, you need to renew the plate before the expiration date listed. Similarly, you can appreciate the benefits of Social Security Disability after filing a claim.
Can I report Handicap Parking Abuse?
Sadly, there are instances where Handicap Parking spaces, plates, and placards are taken advantage of by those who don’t need have impairments.
If you happen to see someone speedily moving from an empty car in a Handicap space, there’s a chance they shouldn’t park there.
Misuse of handicap parking permits and spaces can result in a fine of up to $1,000 and 12-month suspension of driver’s license. If you notice misuse of these spaces, notify local authorities immediately describing the incident witnessed.
You can easily report misuse or abuse of accessible parking spaces or disability plates and placards online. You just fill out the Parking Program for Persons with Disabilities Abuse Complaint form with an information and a brief description of the incident and the license plate information.
Where are the Illinois Secretary of State Offices located?
Illinois Secretary of State Offices are located throughout the state and offer a selection of services, including disability license plates and placards, registration and title transactions, reinstatement fees, among other things.
If you would like more information, feel free to visit the Illinois Secretary of State website or call toll-free 800-252-8980.
- Aledo
706 S E 3rd St, Aledo, IL 61231
309-582-2528 - Anna
101A Transcraft Drive, Anna, IL 62906
618-833-8234 - Aurora
339 E Indian Trail, Aurora, IL 60505
312-793-1010 - Beardstown
103 W15th St, Beardstown, IL 62618
217-323-2000 - Belleville
400 W Main, Belleville, IL 62220
618-236-8750 - Belvidere
1550 Pearl, Belvidere, IL 61008
815-544-3895 - Benton
812 North Main Street, Benton, IL 62812
618-438-4491 - Bethalto
20 Terminal Dr, Suite 103, Bethalto, IL 62024
618-258-0600 - Bloomington
1510 W Market St, Bloomington, IL 61701
309-827-3531 - Bradley
1111 Blatt, Bradley, IL 60915
815-933-1713 - Bridgeview
7358 W 87th St, Bridgeview, IL 60455
312-793-1010 - Cairo
1203 Washington Avenue, Cairo, IL 62914
618-734-3871 - Canton
1015 W Locust, Canton, IL 61520
309-647-6811 - Carbondale
2516 W Murphysboro Road, Carbondale, IL 62901
618-457-0488 - Carlinville
120 Carlinville Plaza, Carlinville, IL 62626
217-854-7086 - Carmi
1128 W Oak, Carmi, IL 62821
618-382-8349 - Carthage
130 Buchanan St, Carthage, IL 62321
217-357-3869 - Centralia
418 S Poplar, Centralia, IL 62801
618-532-1551 - Chadwick
236 Main St, Chadwick, IL 61014
815-684-5156 - Champaign
2401 W Bradley Ave, Champaign, IL 61822
217-278-3344 - Charleston
1010 E St, Charleston, IL 61920
217-345-7401 - Chicago
100 W Randolph, Chicago, IL 60601
312-793-1010
4642 W Diversey St, Chicago, IL 60641
312-793-1010
570 W 209th St, Chicago, IL 60411
312-793-1010
69 W Washington, Chicago, IL 60601
312-793-1010
5401 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
312-793-1010
17 N State St, Chicago, IL 60602
312-793-1010
9901 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago, IL 60628
312-793-1010
5301 W Lexington St, Chicago, IL 60644
312-793-1010 - Clinton
1255 State Rte 54 East, Clinton, IL 61727
217-935-5721 - Decatur
3149 N Woodford, Decatur, IL 62526
217-875-1650 - Deerfield
405 Lake Cook Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015
312-793-1010 - Dekalb
1360 Oakwood St, Dekalb, IL 60115
815-756-7781 - Des Plaines
1470 Lee St, Des Plaines, IL 60018
312-793-1010 - Dixon
925 S Peoria, Dixon, IL 61021
815-288-6685 - East St. Louis
8750 Church Lane, East St. Louis, IL 62203
618-397-9488 - Edwardsville
1502A Troy Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025
618-656-8956 - Effingham
444 S Willow, Effingham, IL 62401
217-347-7728 - Elgin
595 S State, Elgin, IL 60123
312-793-1010 - Elk Grove Village
650 Roppolo Dr, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
312-793-1010 - Fairfield
307 N Market St, Fairfield, IL 62837
618-842-9548 - Flora
847 E North Ave, Flora, IL 62839
618-662-4551 - Freeport
1054 N Riverside, Freeport, IL 61032
815-235-4164 - Gibson City
304 W Second St, Gibson City, IL 60936
217-784-4351 - Granite City
1810 Edison, Granite City, IL 62040
618-877-2451 - Greenville
2nd and Winter, Greenville, IL 62246
618-664-0488 - Harrisburg
350 Seright Ste C, Harrisburg, IL 62946
618-253-7976 - Havana
210 S Prairie Ridge Dr, Havana, IL 62644
309-543-4229 - Hillsboro
2010 N School, Hillsboro, IL 62049
217-532-5823 - Hoopeston
825 W Elm, Hoopeston, IL 60942
217-283-6750 - Jacksonville
901 W Morton Suite 13, Jacksonville, IL 62650
217-243-4327 - Jerseyville
710 County Rd, Jerseyville, IL 62052
618-498-5751 - Joliet
201 S Joyce Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
312-793-1010 - Kewanee
715 Tenney, Kewanee, IL 61443
309-853-5903 - Lacon
127 Prairie St, Lacon, IL 61540
309-246-3395 - LaSalle
536 Third St, LaSalle, IL 61301
815-223-4861 - Lawrenceville
406 N 15th, Lawrenceville, IL 62439
618-943-7515 - Libertyville
342 Peterson Road, Libertyville, IL 60048
312-793-1010 - Lincoln
2200 N Kickapoo, Lincoln, IL 62656
217-732-7617 - Lockport
1029 - 31 E 9th St, Lockport, IL 60441
312-793-1010 - Lombard
837 S Westmore B27, Lombard, IL 60148
630-629-8305 - Macomb
466 Deer Rd, Macomb, IL 61455
309-833-5661 - Marion
1905 Rendleman St, Marion, IL 62959
618-993-2587 - Mattoon
2020 Charleston, Mattoon, IL 61938
217-234-4040 - McLeansboro
Southern Gardens Shopping Center RR 5 Rte 14 East, McLeansboro, IL 62859
618-643-3768 - Melrose Park
1903 N Mannheim Rd, Melrose Park, IL 60160
312-793-1010 - Mendota
108 E 12th St, Mendota, IL 61342
815-539-7849 - Metropolis
1112 W 10th, Metropolis, IL 62960
618-524-7451 - Midlothian
14434 S Pulaski, Midlothian, IL 60445
312-793-1010 - Monmouth
330 N Main, Monmouth, IL 61462
309-734-2211 - Monticello
1205 Bear Ln, Monticello, IL 61856
217-762-2841 - Morris
2413 Sycamore St, Morris, IL 60450
815-942-5154 - Mt. Carmel
219 W Second St, Mt. Carmel, IL 62863
618-262-5713 - Mt. Vernon
320 E Main St, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
618-244-1183 - Naperville
931 W 75th St Ste 161, Naperville, IL 60565
312-793-1010 - Nashville
480 N Kaskaskia St, Nashville, IL 62263
618-327-4184 - Olney
1302 W West St RR 1, Olney, IL 62450
618-395-1702 - Oregon
1302 Pines Rd, Oregon, IL 61061
815-732-2492 - Orland Park
14700 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
312-793-1010 - Ottawa
404 Stevenson Rd, Ottawa, IL 61350
815-434-4070 - Paris
714 Grandview, Paris, IL 61944
217-466-5220 - Pekin
200 S 2nd, Pekin, IL 61554
309-346-6186 - Peoria
3311 N Sterling Ave #12, Peoria, IL 61604
309-686-6040 - Pinckneyville
404 S First St, Pinckneyville, IL 62274
618-357-8261 - Pittsfield
202 W Jefferson, Pittsfield, IL 62363
217-285-5529 - Plano
712 E South St, Plano, IL 60545
312-793-1010 - Pontiac
507 Crane St, Pontiac, IL 61764
815-844-5766 - Princeton
225 Backbone Rd East, Princeton, IL 61356
815-875-2617 - Quincy
2512 Locust St, Quincy, IL 62301
217-222-4550 - Rantoul
421 S Murray Rd, Rantoul, IL 61866
217-892-8773 - Roanoke
106 W Broad St, Roanoke, IL 61561
309-923-6381 - Robinson
1321 E Main, Robinson, IL 62454
618-544-8118 - Rockford
3720 E State St, Rockford, IL 61108
815-394-0179
4734 Baxter Rd, Rockford, IL 61109
815-873-0134
3214 Auburn St, Rockford, IL 61101
815-962-9482 - Roscoe
10631 Main St, Roscoe, IL 61073
815-623-9063 - Salem
1375 W Whitaker, Salem, IL 62881
618-548-2381 - Schaumburg
1227 E Golf Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173
312-793-1010 - Shelbyville
311 N Cedar, Shelbyville, IL 62565
217-774-2941 - Silvis
2001 Fifth Street, Suite 10, Silvis, IL 61282
309-796-0934 - South Holland
41 W 162nd St, South Holland, IL 60473
312-793-1010 - Sparta
202 W Jackson, Sparta, IL 62286
618-443-3834 - Springfield
316 N Klein, Springfield, IL 62702
217-782-4850
2701 S Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62723
217-782-6030
501 S Second St, Springfield, IL 62756
217-785-3000 - Sterling
1224 W 4th St, Sterling, IL 61081
815-626-2825 - Streator
201 Dannys Dr Ste 6, Streator, IL 61364
815-672-1853 - Taylorville
1400 E Park, Taylorville, IL 62568
217-824-3006 - Tilton
5 South Gate Drive, Tilton, IL 61833
217-442-1564 - Tuscola
211 S Main, Tuscola, IL 61953
217-253-2813 - Vandalia
13 Old Capitol Shopping Center, Vandalia, IL 62471
618-283-2262 - Vienna
400 E Vine, Vienna, IL 62995
618-658-8062 - Waterloo
511 Illinois Ave, Waterloo, IL 62298
618-939-3663 - Watseka
1400 E Walnut, Watseka, IL 60970
815-432-3179 - Waukegan
617 S Green Bay Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085
312-793-1010 - West Chicago
1280 Powis Rd, West Chicago, IL 60185
312-793-1010 - Wheaton
128 W Liberty, Wheaton, IL 60187
312-793-1010 - Woodstock
428 S Eastwood Dr, Woodstock, IL 60098
312-793-1010 - Wyoming
111 E Williams, Wyoming, IL 61491
309-695-6163
Applying to be eligible for Handicap License Plates and Placards can ease your lifestyle through mobility access. Filing a Social Security Disability Claim can help ease your life as well. Find out if you qualify and learn more here.
