New Jersey program
A temporary parking placard
A temporary New Jersey parking placard can help when your child has a certified mobility limitation.
What it is
A temporary New Jersey parking placard can help when your child has a certified mobility limitation.
Treatment can make walking from the car difficult. A qualified clinician decides whether your child meets the mobility requirement. The temporary placard is issued through municipal police.
Eligibility rules
- A qualified medical practitioner must certify the mobility qualification.
What you get
- Accessible parking with a $4 temporary placard.
- Six months of validity and one possible six-month renewal.
What the help covers
- The temporary placard is valid for six months, with one six-month renewal.
If you decide to apply
- You can ask a qualified medical practitioner to complete the mobility certification on form SP-68.
- If you decide to request it, you can take the completed form and $4 fee to the municipal police.
The municipal police, on form SP-68 · Official page ↗
After you ask
- Municipal police issue the placard from the completed SP-68 application.
Good to know
A diagnosis alone does not establish the mobility requirement. The temporary placard allows only one renewal.
Other details
- The expiry date matters during a longer course of treatment.
“Does our child's mobility qualify for a temporary placard? Could you help with SP-68 if it would make getting to appointments easier?”
Why I’m asking: I want to make the walk from the car manageable if treatment affects our child's mobility.
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
Get the form signed at the clinic and take it in.
Your social worker
The clinic completes the medical certification.
The care team
A qualified medical practitioner certifies the mobility need.
- Who decides
- The municipal police.
- Ask your social worker
- “Can someone sign form SP-68 so we can get a temporary parking placard?”
How to apply
First step: Ask the clinic to complete form SP-68 at the next visit.
- Ask the clinic to complete form SP-68 at the next visit.
- Take it to the municipal police with $4, and diarise the renewal.
Official application / program page ↗
Where it starts: Ask the oncology team to complete form SP-68, then take it to the municipal police with $4.
What to gather
The diagnosis letter, the child’s insurance card, and the last two pay stubs cover most applications. The official page lists the rest.
How long: Issued by the municipal police when you hand the form in.
What a yes looks like
A placard with an expiry date six months out.
What a no looks like, and the next move
The practitioner does not certify a mobility limitation. Ask again if things change.
Watch out
- Six months plus one renewal only. Diarise it.
The numbers and the rules
The arcane layer, kept on purpose. Checked September 11, 2026.
What it is worth
A $4 placard, valid six months, renewable once.
- $4 — Fee
- $6 — Validity
Covers: Accessible parking at the hospital and clinic
What it costs the family: $4.
The eligibility facts, as published
- Medical
- a mobility qualification certified by a qualified medical practitioner
- Duration
- six months, with one six-month renewal
The trap: It is six months plus one six-month renewal. Diarise the renewal; a lapsed placard means a ticket.
Where I read this
- Disability plates and placards — New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, read September 10, 2026
- STALE: form SP-68, temporary placard application — New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, read September 10, 2026