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Old 01-02-2025, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by HORNET View Post
Handicap Placard is for the State Motor Vehicle or Vehicles that it is registered for. Golf carts are not included!
- Handicap placards are not assigned to a vehicle, they are assigned to an individual
- The application for a handicap placard states: "The permit must be hung on the rear-viewmirror of any vehicle used to transport the disabled person(s) while parked in a designated disabled person parking space." (emphasis added)
- Chapter 320 of the Florida statutes includes the section on handicap placards and their use in motor vehicles
- Chapter 320 of the Florida statute defines a golf cart as a motor vehicle

Put it all together and a golf cart transporting a disabled person is a motor vehicle entitled to utilize a handicap placard when parked in a handicap parking spot.

Thinking about it another way, does a person's disability suddenly go away when they are in a golf cart? If not then the need for the parking and the placard exists whether the vehicle is a Ford pickup, Mini Cooper, or golf cart.
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