Are Purple Heart recipients allowed to park in handicap spaces?

Smoker06

Not in Texas. They must still have a handicapped placard. Even disabled vets must still have the handicapped placard.

NAZGUL

Not where I live unless they have a handicap placard.

Vet-USAF

@dded : Not all Purple Heart recipients are Handicapped.

Gordon S

not unless they are handicapped, they can be purple heart recipients and still not be handicapped.

Information Police

If they are handicapped, then yes.

Paully S

If their handicapped!

Common Sense

Only if their injury caused them to be considered handicapped. They have to have a handicap parking space permit just like anyone else. Many Purple Heart recipients are not handicapped.

cmdrbnd007

I guess it all depends on what kind of injury they received.

rec

just because you get a purple heart doesnt make you disabled.

Dont get Infected

they can if they have a handicap like cant walk alot or at all or if they have some other kind of disability that will give them the little blue ticket

Pyro

yeah, if they are handicap

Army1

I unfortunately have purple hearts, but I am not handicapped and therefore don't get the choice spots.

tmcs1959

Utah State Veteran's Benefits

Disabled Parking Privileges --
Disabled persons (including disabled veterans) may park an appropriately marked vehicle for reasonable periods without charge in metered parking zones or in restricted parking areas (spaces clearly identified by the international symbol of accessibility as reserved for disabled persons.)

Only vehicles appropriately marked with disability special group license plates or disability windshield placards hung from the front windshield rearview mirror attachment may legally park in accessible (disabled) parking spaces.

nonya b

after they see a doctor and the doctor says they cannot walk 200 foot unassited, or have a few other maladies they can after they go to the DMV and pay for the handicap stickers. In florida handicap stickers are worthless , well because realtionships are like parking lots.. all the good spots are taken, the rest are handicapped, and then even all the handicapped spots are already taken to

James M

Depends on how bad they were wounded....were they wounded to the point of warranting a placard, if so, than yes.
My being awarded the purple heart by no means should give me a handicap placard, but there are many who do need it.

Bench

you get a purple heart when you are injured in battle you
don't have to be permantely disabled to get a purple heart

Wayne C

In order to get accurate info you would have to check the vehicle code of every state.

komatzuman

if not they should be

Amy S

Purple hearts are awarded for many different injuries, not all of which would cause someone to be "disabled." Those that are "disabled" as verified by their doctor (and there are guidelines for this) qualify for a handicap parking placard.

Dave T

Not all Purple Heart recipients are disabled. Some had minor injuries like a scrach. If it bled, they were entitled to a Purple Heart.

To park in Handicap Spaces requires a form be complete by the disabled person and a doctor. Then the form goes to the DMV in that state, so a permit can be issued.

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