Persons with long-term mobility impairments may request a wheelchair license plate be issued for a motor vehicle registered in their name.

Wheelchair license plates must be renewed annually on the applicant's birthdate. The long-term impairment must be proved every four years by a certifying medical authority.

Wheelchair license plates may only be issued for use on the following types of vehicles:

• Automobiles for private use or lease

• Trucks weighing 5,000 pounds or less

• Automobiles, which seat fewer than nine passengers and are for hire

• Motor homes or truck campers not for hire or commercial use

• Heavy trucks with a gross vehicle weight of less than 8,000 pounds

To obtain a wheelchair symbol license plate, applicants must submit the following documents:

• Completed form HSMV 83007, Application for International Wheelchair License Plate , or form HSMV 83039, Application for Disabled Parking Permit

• A copy of the vehicle registration certificate

• Proof of identification with a Florida driver license or ID card

• Proof of Florida insurance for the vehicle

Certifying medical authorities include:

• A physician licensed under Chapter 458, Chapter 459, or Chapter 460

• A podiatric physician licensed under Chapter 461

• An optometrist licensed under Chapter 463 (sight only)

• An advanced practice registered nurse licensed under Chapter 464, under the protocol of a licensed physician as stated above

• A physician assistant licensed under Chapter 458 or Chapter 459

• A similarly licensed physician from another state if the application is accompanied by documentation of the physician’s licensure in the other state and a form HSMV 83039 signed by the out-of-state physician. They must submit a letter on their letterhead stating that they verify his or her knowledge of this state’s eligibility guidelines