HB2317 Summary

• Allows physician assistants and registered nurse practitioners to certify physical disabilities for special license plates and placards, in addition to physicians and hospital administrators.

• Changes permanent disability removable windshield placards to remain valid as long as the person qualifies, rather than expiring after five years.

• Requires the Department of Transportation to update records and notify law enforcement when a permanent disability placard or plate holder is identified as deceased through vital record database inquiries.

• Eliminates the requirement for renewal applications and medical certificates for permanent disability placards, instead requiring only a witnessed signed statement affirming continued physical disability.