Arizona program
A temporary disabled parking placard
A temporary Arizona disability parking placard can shorten the walk when a physical disability makes walking difficult.
What it is
A temporary Arizona disability parking placard can shorten the walk when a physical disability makes walking difficult.
Walking from a distant parking space can be difficult during treatment. A temporary placard depends on your child’s actual physical limitations. Your care team can assess whether those limitations meet the rule.
Eligibility rules
- The application must certify a qualifying mobility or medical limitation, not simply a cancer diagnosis. Arizona accepts the certifiers listed on form 96-0104 and in the statute, including a hospital administrator, specified physicians, a physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner or physical therapist.
What you get
- A temporary placard with no additional charge.
- Access to designated disability parking under the placard’s rules.
What the help includes
- The placard provides access to designated disability parking during its valid period. The parking operator can explain any fees.
- The placard can be used when the child rides in the vehicle. Possessing it does not establish a general parking-fee waiver.
If you decide to apply
- Ask a qualified clinician or hospital administrator whether your child’s walking limitations meet the certification rules.
- If you decide to request the placard, send the signed certificate and application to Arizona’s motor vehicle division.
Arizona motor vehicle division and your child’s care team · Official page ↗
After you ask
- The placard lasts up to six months; a new one needs a new certificate. The signed form goes to the motor vehicle division by email, fax or post. (contact details to `contact`)
Good to know
The certificate needs to describe the physical limitation. Cancer treatment by itself is not the eligibility test.
Other details
- Treatment status alone does not tell your answers here whether your child meets the walking or physical-disability criteria.
Official sources
“Would our child’s physical limitations qualify for a temporary parking placard? If it would help, could someone on the team explain the rules and complete the certificate?”
Why I’m asking: I want to make the walk into appointments manageable.
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
Ask for the certificate at a clinic visit and send in the application.
Your social worker
The clinician or hospital administrator completes the certificate.
The care team
Records and letters when the application asks for them.
- Who decides
- The Arizona motor vehicle division.
- Ask the care team
- “Can you sign a temporary disabled parking certificate describing what my child cannot do at the moment?”
How to apply
First step: Ask at the next clinic visit for the certificate to be signed.
- Ask at the next clinic visit for the placard certificate to be signed.
- Describe what your child cannot do, not only the diagnosis.
Where it starts: Have a qualifying clinician or the hospital administrator complete the certificate, then apply to the motor vehicle division.
What to gather
- The signed certificate
- Your vehicle details
How long: A temporary placard lasts up to six months. ADOT confirms processing time; renewal requires a new application and certification.
What a yes looks like
A placard that hangs in the car.
What a no looks like, and the next move
Ask the clinician to describe the walking difficulty more fully and reapply.
Watch out
- The test is what your child cannot do, not the diagnosis.
- A further period needs a new application; no maximum length was published.
The numbers and the rules
The arcane layer, kept on purpose. Checked September 11, 2026.
What it is worth
A temporary disabled parking placard at no additional charge.
- $0 — Extra charge for the placard
Covers: Disabled parking while treatment makes walking hard
What it costs the family: None.
The eligibility facts, as published
- Condition
- a qualifying temporary physical disability; the diagnosis alone is not the test
- Certifiers
- a hospital administrator, an authorised physician, an authorised physician assistant, a registered nurse practitioner or a physical therapist
The trap: The test is the temporary physical disability, not the cancer diagnosis. Ask the clinician to describe what your child cannot do, not just the diagnosis.
Where I read this
- A.R.S. §28-2409 — Disability plates and placards — Arizona State Legislature, read September 10, 2026