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Highway Traffic Act
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R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 581

Amended to O. Reg. 908/93

DISABLED PERSON PARKING PERMITS

Historical version for the period December 16, 1993 to November 30, 2005.

This Regulation is made in English only.

1. In this Regulation,

“disabled person” means an individual described in clause 2 (1) (a);

“medical practitioner” means a person legally qualified to practise in Canada as a physician, chiropractor, occupational therapist, osteopath or physiotherapist. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.1.

2. (1) The Minister shall issue a disabled person parking permit to every applicant therefor if,

(a) the applicant is an individual who is unable to walk unassisted for more than 200 metres without great difficulty or danger to his or her health or safety; and

(b) the applicant submits a certificate of a medical practitioner, on a form to be provided by the Ministry, certifying that the applicant is a disabled person and setting out whether the disability is temporary or permanent and, if temporary, the anticipated length of time the disability is expected to continue, if known.

(2) The Minister shall issue a disabled person parking permit,

(a) to a corporation in respect of the number of vehicles that are owned or leased by the corporation primarily to provide transportation services to disabled persons; and

(b) to an organization in respect of the number of vehicles that are owned or leased by the organization and used on a non-profit basis to provide transportation services to disabled persons.

(3) No more than one disabled person parking permit shall be issued to any individual under subsection (1).

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply so as to prevent the renewal or replacement of a disabled person parking permit. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.2.

3. The Minister shall issue a disabled person parking permit to a visitor to Ontario if the visitor,

(a) provides evidence that he or she is the holder of a currently valid permit, number plates, marker or device bearing the international symbol of access for the disabled issued by the visitor’s home jurisdiction; or

(b) provides other evidence that he or she is from another jurisdiction and is a disabled person. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s. 3.

4. If a disabled person parking permit is lost or stolen, the Minister shall issue a replacement permit if,

(a) the loss or theft is reported to the Ministry on a form supplied by the Ministry; and

(b) the applicant continues to meet the requirements of section 2 or 3, as applicable. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.4.

5. (1) A disabled person parking permit issued to an individual shall be issued,

(a) for sixty months, if the medical practitioner has certified that the disability is permanent;

(b) for the anticipated length of the disability, up to a maximum of twenty-four months, if the medical practitioner has certified that the disability is temporary and has specified the anticipated length of the disability;

(c) for twenty-four months, if the medical practitioner has certified that the disability is temporary and of unknown duration; and

(d) for the length of the visit, up to a maximum of six months, if the applicant is a visitor described in section 3.

(2) A disabled person parking permit issued to a corporation shall be issued for a term that reflects the contractual or other obligations of the corporation to provide transportation services primarily to disabled persons, up to a maximum of sixty months.

(3) A disabled person parking permit issued to an organization under clause 2 (2) (b) shall be issued for the length of time that the organization anticipates that it will be transporting disabled persons, up to a maximum of sixty months.

(4) Despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), disabled parking permits issued before the 1st day of May, 1991 may be issued for a lesser or greater term than set out in those subsections in order to stagger the projected renewal dates of the permits. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.5.

6. (1) A disabled person parking permit ceases to be in force if the holder of the permit ceases to meet the requirements of clause 2 (1) (a) or section 3.

(2) A disabled person parking permit issued to an individual is not valid when displayed on a vehicle and the vehicle is not being used to pick up or transport the holder of the disabled person parking permit.

(3) A disabled person parking permit issued to a corporation or organization is not valid when displayed on a vehicle and the vehicle is not being used to pick up or transport a disabled person. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.6.

7. A disabled person parking permit shall be displayed on the sun visor or on the dashboard of a vehicle so that the international symbol of access for the disabled, the permit number and the expiry date of the permit are clearly visible from the outside of the vehicle. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.7.

8. Vehicles displaying currently valid permits, number plates and other markers and devices bearing the international symbol of access for the disabled and issued by other jurisdictions are entitled to the same privileges as vehicles displaying disabled person parking permits issued under the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.8.

9. An unexpired disabled person parking permit shall be returned to the Ministry promptly if,

(a) the holder no longer meets the requirements of section 2 or 3;

(b) the permit is cancelled; or

(c) the permit contains incorrect information. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.9.

10. A parking space designated by a sign under section 11 on land owned and occupied by the Crown may be used only by vehicles displaying a valid disabled person parking permit in accordance with this Regulation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.10.

11. A parking space designated on Crown land or under a municipal by-law for the use of disabled persons shall be distinctly indicated by erecting a disabled person parking permit sign which shall,

(a) be not less than forty-five centimetres in height and not less than thirty centimetres in width and bear the markings and have the dimensions as described and illustrated in the following Figure:

or,

(b) be not less than sixty centimetres in height and not less than thirty centimetres in width and bear the markings and have the dimensions as described and illustrated in the following Figure:

R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.11.

12. Despite section 11, a municipality shall replace any signs erected by the municipality in respect of disabled person parking with the signs described under that section as soon as practicable but no later than the 1st day of November, 1991. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581, s.12.

13. (1) A sign that prohibits stopping except the stopping of vehicles displaying a valid disabled person parking permit shall be not less than seventy-five centimetres in height and not less than thirty centimetres in width and bear the markings and have the dimensions as described and illustrated in the following Figure:

(2) Despite subsection (1), in an area designated by the French Language Services Act, a sign that prohibits stopping except the stopping of vehicles displaying a valid disabled person parking permit shall be not less than seventy-five centimetres in height and not less than thirty centimetres in width and bear the markings and have the dimensions as described and illustrated in the following Figure:

O.Reg. 908/93, s.1.

14. (1) A sign that prohibits standing except the standing of vehicles displaying a valid disabled person parking permit shall be not less than sixty centimetres in height and not less than thirty centimetres in width and bear the markings and have the dimensions as described and illustrated in the following Figure:

(2) Despite subsection (1), in an area designated by the French Languge Services Act, a sign that prohibits standing except the standing of vehicles displaying a valid disabled person parking permit shall be not less than seventy-five centimetres in height and not less than thirty centimetres in width and bear the markings and have the dimensions as described and illustrated in the following Figure:

O.Reg. 908/93, s.1.