Alabama program
A temporary accessible-parking placard
A free parking placard for your child when a clinician certifies a qualifying impairment.
What it is
A free parking placard for your child when a clinician certifies a qualifying impairment.
A placard can make the walk from the car easier when treatment limits mobility. A parent can request it for a child. The clinician describes the qualifying impairment on the state form.
Eligibility rules
- Alabama residency and clinical certification are required. There is no income test.
- One qualifying criterion is being unable to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest.
What you get
- No fee for the placard.
- Access to designated disability parking spaces.
- A temporary placard for up to six months.
What the help includes
- The form permits certification by a licensed physician, certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife. A parent, stepparent or legal guardian may request the credential for a child with a qualifying walking impairment.
If you decide to apply
- Bring the state's placard form to a clinic visit and ask the clinician to describe how far your child can walk.
- Ask the social worker to help check the county licensing office’s form, identification and submission requirements.
Alabama Department of Revenue, through the county licensing office · Official page ↗
After you ask
- The temporary placard has an expiration date. If the impairment continues, the county office can explain the new certification or request needed; continued use is not automatic.
Good to know
Leukemia alone is not a listed qualifying condition. The form describes how the impairment limits your child.
Other details
- The state hosts form MVR 32-6-230 with a December 2021 revision date. The county licensing office can confirm its current form and identification requirements.
Official sources
“Would our child’s walking limits qualify for a placard, and are there any limits on its use? If it would help, could you complete the form with us?”
Why I’m asking: I want to make the walk into appointments manageable when our child is weak.
More background and detailed requirements
Additional program information and published rules
Who does what
The three parts, side by side. The agency decides; nobody on this page does.
You
Bring the form to an appointment and then take it to the county office.
Your social worker
The clinic can usually sign it during a routine visit.
The care team
A physician, nurse practitioner or nurse midwife certifies the impairment.
- Who decides
- The Alabama Department of Revenue through the county licensing office.
- Ask the care team
- “Could you sign the parking placard form and describe how far my child can walk on a bad day?”
How to apply
First step: Print the form and bring it to the next routine appointment for a signature.
- Print the form and take it to a routine appointment for signature.
- Ask the clinician to describe what your child can manage on a bad day, not just the diagnosis.
- Take it to the county licensing office; there is no fee.
Official application / program page ↗
Where it starts: Take the completed form, signed by the clinician, to the county licensing office.
What to gather
- The completed form
- The clinician's signature
- Your identity document for the county office
How long: Usually the same visit to the county licensing office once the form is signed.
What a yes looks like
A placard to hang in the car, with an expiry date on it.
What a no looks like, and the next move
Usually the functional description. Ask the clinician to write what your child can manage on a bad day rather than on a good one.
Watch out
- The certification describes function, not diagnosis; leukaemia alone is not a listed qualifying condition.
- A temporary placard is limited to six months, so it has to be renewed.
- The form currently linked carries a 2021 revision date; take the one the county office gives you if it differs.
The numbers and the rules
The arcane layer, kept on purpose. Checked September 11, 2026.
What it is worth
A free placard, applied for by a parent, for a temporary disability of up to six months.
Covers: A parking placard for accessible spaces
Legal protection: No fee for placards or decals · A parent, stepparent or legal guardian may apply for the child · A physician, nurse practitioner or nurse midwife can certify
What it costs the family: None.
The eligibility facts, as published
- Residency
- Alabama
- Income
- none
- Level of care
- certification of a qualifying impairment; one listed criterion is being unable to walk two hundred feet without stopping to rest
The trap: The certification is about function, not diagnosis. One listed criterion is not being able to walk two hundred feet without stopping to rest, so the clinician has to describe what your child can actually do.
Where I read this
- Alabama Revenue — MVR 32-6-230 disability access parking application — Alabama Department of Revenue, read September 10, 2026