MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- Starting New Year's Day, Oregonians using disabled parking permits must provide the Driver and Motor Vehicles Division with a medical professional's certification of their disability each time they renew their licenses.
Drivers previously needed medical confirmation only when they first applied for a placard. However, some drivers continued using the placards after the short-term disabilities ended. Although stiff penalties existed, DMV spokesman Kevin Beckstrom says there was a challenge enforcing the law.
The Legislature passed the new rule at this year's session.
There were 72,000 disabled parking placards in circulation during 2008.
