Transportation Code § 681.002

Sec. 681.002. DISABLED PARKING PLACARD. (a) The department shall provide for the issuance of a disabled parking placard to a person with a disability. (b) A disabled parking placard must be two-sided and hooked and include on each side: (1) the international symbol of access, which must be at least three inches in height, be centered on the placard, and be: (A) white on a blue shield for a placard issued to a person with a permanent disability; or (B) white on a red shield for a placard issued to a person with a temporary disability; (2) an identification number; (3) an expiration date at least three inches in height; and (4) the seal or other identification of the department. (c) The department shall furnish the disabled parking placards to each county assessor-collector. (d) A disabled parking placard must bear a hologram designed to prevent the reproduction of the placard or the production of a counterfeit placard. (e) In addition to the expiration date included on a disabled parking placard under Subsection (b), the expiration date must be indicated on the placard by a month and year hole-punch system. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1353, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1362, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 3095), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.