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Parking placards for individuals with a significant mobility limitation (§66-3-16)
§66-3-16 provides that a resident of New Mexico who has a "significant mobility limitation" may apply for and be issued no more than two parking placards for display upon a motor vehicle that is either registered to or is transporting the person with a significant mobility limitation.
A person with a significant mobility limitation is one who (§66-3-16(J)):
Note: An amputee who does not meet any of the six conditions above is no longer entitled to a handicapped plate or placard.
A permanent parking placard expires four years from the date it was issued. Once approved for use of a permanent placard, the individual is not required to furnish further medical information.
Although §66-3-16 limits availability of New Mexico parking placards to residents of New Mexico, we do not require separate proof of New Mexico residency for issuance of a parking placard. The applicant's New Mexico address on the Certificate of Eligibility for Parking Placard (MVD-10383) is sufficient.
Required characteristics of parking placards (§66-3-16?(E))
Section §66-3-16(E) requires that parking placards have the following characteristics:
Placards Issued by Other Jurisdictions (§66-3-16?(I))
A parking placard issued to a person with a significant mobility limitation by another state or foreign jurisdiction shall be honored until the parking placard holder establishes residency in New Mexico.