Any person who is a resident of this state and is a person with a physical disability so that makes it impossible or causes substantial hardship to walk may be issued a portable serially numbered certificate by the secretary which permits the person or the operator of a vehicle being used in transporting the person to park without time limitation pursuant to § 32-30-11.1 and to park in any space reserved for a person with a physical disability. The person shall submit an application containing a physician’s certificate on forms approved by the secretary to prove that the person meets the criteria established by this section. If the secretary determines that the applicant meets the criteria, the secretary shall issue a portable certificate to the applicant. The secretary shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, governing the application for, term of, and conditions under which such certificates may be issued. If the applicant is no longer a person with a physical disability or is deceased, the portable certificate shall be surrendered to the county treasurer of the applicant’s residence within thirty days, and the treasurer shall notify the secretary who shall make the necessary changes in the file. Failure to surrender the portable certificate as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor to submit a false or fraudulent application or to alter the portable certificate.

Source: SL 1988, ch 236, § 28; SL 1997, ch 179, § 4; SL 2002, ch 149, § 2.