Under a state law cracking down on misuse of disabled parking placards, renewal notices are going out this month to millions of Californians.
The protocol in effect under SB 611, enacted in 2017, requires holders of permanent placards to submit a signed renewal every six years. Previously, the Department of Motor Vehicles renewed permanent placards automatically with no action required by customers. Those who get the notice can send in a signature on the paper notice or submit an electronic signature by scanning a QR code on the notice or going to dmv.ca.gov/dpp.The law, sponsored by Jerry Hill when he was a state senator, wasrevealing that up to 35,000 parking placards in use were in the names of deceased people and 26,000 were to holders over the age of 100, though California had just 8,000 centenarians in 2014.
There was also no limit on the number of replacement permits that could be ordered, and some people had requested more than 16. The new law sets a limit of four in a two-year period. The new renewal requirement does not apply to holders of license plates with the disabled designation.