Disabled Veterans Exempt from Certain License or Permit Fees
No totally and permanently disabled veteran who is
a resident of Florida shall be required to pay license or permit fees
to any county or municipality in order to make certain improvements to
assist with his or her disability on any mobile home owned by the
veteran and used as his/her residence. Improvements are limited to
ramps, widening of doors, and similar improvements for the purpose of
making the mobile home habitable for veterans confined to wheelchairs.
FS 295.16
Handicapped Toll Permit
Any handicapped person who has a valid
driver’s license, who
operates a vehicle specially equipped for use by the handicapped, and
who is certified by a licensed physician or by the
VA
Adjudication Officer as being physically disabled and having
permanent impairments which impair the person’s ability to deposit
coins in toll baskets shall be allowed to pass free through all
tollgates. A vehicle window sticker will be issued. FS 338.155(3)
Exemption Parking Permit: Persons With Permanent Mobility Problems
A disabled veteran who is a resident of this state and honorably
discharged, and has been determined by the VA or the Federal
Government to have a service-connected disability rating for
compensation of 50% or greater and has a signed physician's statement
of qualification is eligible for the permit. The fees are $1.50 for
the initial parking permit, and $1.50 for renewal parking permit and
for each additional renewal parking permit. The fee must be paid to
the tax collector of the county in which the fee was generated. The
department shall not issue to any one eligible applicant more than two
exemption parking permits upon request of the applicant. FS
320.0848(2),(c)
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