Michigan residents use BFS-108 to apply for a permanent (blue) or temporary (red) disability parking placard from the Department of State. A physician, physician assistant or optometrist certifies that the person has one of the physical characteristics defined in Michigan law. The form also has a free parking section, which a clinician completes when the patient cannot easily use parking meters.
The applicant completes their part and signs. A physician, physician assistant or optometrist completes the medical certification, marking permanent or temporary, and completes the free parking section only if the patient qualifies for it.
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Disability Parking Placard Application
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Michigan law, as quoted by the Department of State, requires the disability to be determined by a physician, a physician assistant or an optometrist. Blindness may be determined by any of the three, and the other characteristics include walking, lung, cardiac and oxygen-dependence criteria.
Permanent blue placards are valid four years and can be renewed online up to 45 days before expiration. Temporary red placards are valid one to six months, and renewing one requires new medical certification. Organization green placards are valid four years.
A placard alone does not give free parking. A licensed medical professional must complete the free parking section of BFS-108, and the person also needs a valid driver's license. The Department of State then issues a yellow free-parking sticker for the placard.