MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla.
– Expectant mothers can now apply for temporary parking permits in the state of Florida.
The law, which took effect on July 1, would allow expectant mothers to apply for a permit with the Florida Department of Safety and Motor Vehicles.
The
Miami-Dade County of the Tax Collector’s Office
will provide the permit, which are valid for up to one year and cost $15, to expectant mothers in South Florida.
With the permit, expectant mothers will be allowed to park in designated disable parking spaces.
To apply for a temporary expectant mother parking permit, mothers must complete
form HSMV 83040
, which must be signed by a licensed Florida physician.
Permits can be requested through a Florida licensed physician and once they care completed can be submitted to any Miami-Dade County Tax Collector’s Office or authorized license plate agency.
A similar ordinance was passed in Miami-Dade County in May.
Ordinance 25-45
allows for expanded stroller friendly parking spaces throughout Miami-Dade County.
