(1) The Department of Transportation may issue a disabled person parking permit in the form of a placard to a person who is visiting from a foreign country if the person presents to the department either a valid driver license or other grant of driving privileges from the foreign country or a passport or visa showing that the person is a visitor to the United States and presents one of the following:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 811.611

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • person with a disability: means any person who:

    (a) Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities;

    (b) Has a record of such an impairment; or

    (c) Is regarded as having such an impairment. See Oregon Statutes 174.107

  • United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(a) A valid disabled person parking permit issued by the country that issued the visitor’s passport or visa;

(b) A certificate from an official of the agency that issues disabled person parking permits in the country that issued the visitor’s passport or visa certifying that the person holds a valid disabled person parking permit; or

(c) A certificate from a licensed physician, a licensed nurse practitioner or a licensed physician assistant addressed to the Department of Transportation certifying that the applicant is a person with a disability, or a certificate from a licensed optometrist certifying that the applicant is a person with a disability because of loss of vision or substantial loss of visual acuity or visual field beyond correction.

(2) A disabled person parking permit issued under this section is valid for 30 days. [1997 c.680 § 2; 1999 c.582 § 17; 2001 c.827 § 17; 2007 c.70 § 335; 2019 c.358 § 45]